Kevin Durant asks members of the media to get over his drama with the Brooklyn Nets during the 2022 NBA offseason.
Aside from the Utah Jazz blowing up their entire roster, Kevin Durant wanting out of Brooklyn was the only story that had NBA fans on the edge of their seats in the final NBA offseason of 2022. After being swept For the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets seemed like a team lacking direction.
Of course, with a roster as full as theirs, it’s championship or flop. However, according to Durant in his recent media availabilities, he claimed that he was all in with a certain group that existed last summer when he signed a nearly $200 million extension over the course of 4 years.
When the roster began to change along with the culture surrounding the team, the 2x Finals MVP just wasn’t feeling it. So, he requested a trade. He may have gotten a little carried away with his demands, calling for the firing of General Manager and Head Coach Sean Marks and Steve Nash, respectively.
However, after owner Joe Tsai publicly sided with his front office, Kevin Durant was left with little to no influence. So here we are today with the ‘Slim Reaper’ standing where he was last season.
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Kevin Durant gets tired of questions about his offseason.
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have developed a similar attitude toward the media over the years. The former has started his own podcast to help control the narrative around him, while the latter has repeatedly refused to speak to the media.
At Nets practice today, Durant was asked once again about his tumultuous 2022 offseason, to which he replied:
KD on any inaccuracies about what happened in the summer: “Can we get past that at some point? I know it’s an interesting story. I know it took up most of the offseason and drama sells, I get it, but I didn’t miss a game, I didn’t miss a practice, I’m still here.”
—Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) September 30, 2022
In fairness to reporters, it makes sense to want to ask what happened given that her decision to want out dominated the news cycle for months with no clear indication of what was going on behind the scenes.
On the other hand, Durant’s media availability a couple of days ago was 18 minutes of questions that mostly revolved around the same thing.
Either way, with him remaining at BKN and seemingly going all-in, it’s safe to say the rest of the league should be wary of Kevin Durant and company.
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