Kevin Durant revealed his feelings after the Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship last season.
The forward shifted base to the Brooklyn Nets in 2019, and since then, he’s made the playoffs twice. First, they engaged in a big battle with the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2021 NBA playoffs and then were swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round last year.
Later on, the Warriors pipped the same Celtics unit to win the title. This was the Dubs’ first trip to the Finals after KD left three years ago.
Speaking to The Washington Post’s Michael Lee, the veteran opined that he felt the chatter would be more about him, especially after his former team went the distance.
“I can’t lie: Watching the Finals, I knew so many people would turn their focus on me once they won. I was like, I hate that they won because y’all not going to make it about them; it’s going to be all about me.”
“I think it’s just a childish way of looking at that experience. I feel like you can take it all in and appreciate what they did and not even talk about me. I was just sitting at home. But I get how it is.”
He also added that his move from Golden State to Brooklyn which garnered immense flak, was for the sole purpose of winning.
“But a lot of people see it as I’m chasing something. And I think it probably stems from when I said, ‘I don’t want to be number two no more.’ I was number two in high school, in the draft. But what I had to explain to people was, I had just lost in the Finals. I wanted to go back and win the Finals.”
And now, given the kind of basketball the Nets are playing, they’re more than just playoff favorites.
Can Kevin Durant And The Brooklyn Nets Win The Championship This Season?
The answer depends on whether the Nets can continue with their consistency. They’re placed fourth in the East with a 22-12 record and have won nine of their last ten games.
Much of their load is shouldered by Durant, who is having an MVP-caliber season averaging 29.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.3 assists. Behind him is Kyrie Irving, who has been in good form, notching up 25.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.6 assists despite his controversial season.
The duo has been instrumental for the Nets, and their current run makes them bona fide playoff contenders. However, they will have to get their game faces on and, hopefully, another solid role player before the trade deadline to further bolster their chances of winning the title.
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