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Kevin Durant Blames Himself For The Nets Not Playing On Christmas Day

The Nets have won nine of their last ten games with the recent one being a 143-113 demolition of the Golden State Warriors.

Aaron Abhishek
Dec 22, 2022
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Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets aren’t playing on Christmas Day, and the star blamed himself for not suiting up on the occasion when some of the best teams play.

This comes as a dampener for a team that’s played some astonishing basketball in the last few weeks. The Nets have won nine of their last ten games, with the recent one being a 143-113 demolition of the Golden State Warriors.

Speaking about not playing on December 25, Durant said he had himself to blame. According to Brian Mahoney of The Associated Press:

A smiling Kevin Durant, on the Nets not playing on Christmas:

"I probably am responsible for us not playing on Christmas, with what went on this summer. But hey, it is what it is. We play on the 26th, that’s close enough."

— Brian Mahoney (@briancmahoney) December 22, 2022

“I probably am responsible for us not playing on Christmas, with what went on this summer. But hey, it is what it is. We play on the 26th, that’s close enough.”

The Nets are one of the more improved teams and are on a roll decimating opponents with clinical displays in both aspects of the game.


The Brooklyn Nets Are The Team To Beat

While the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks cemented themselves as bonafide title contenders by stacking up wins, the Brooklyn Nets threw their hat in the ring, notching up one win after another.

Such has been their dominance that they notched up 91 points in the first half against the Warriors. Much of their success can be attributed to Durant, who’s having a season that’s sure to put him in the MVP chatter.

Despite his stellar run, where he’s averaging 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.3 assists, there have been murmurs by some who believed he had to win a championship by himself. According to Michael Lee of The Washington Post:

“I’ve never done anything I want to do on this Earth of significance by myself,” Durant says. “Even if I win on this team, it’s going to be a contribution from everybody. I never made winning about me, even when I was at Golden State. I could’ve easily stepped out and said, ‘Yeah, this is my s—.’ I never did that. I didn’t even come here to prove to people that I could win on my own.

“I can’t put all the pressure on myself,” he says. “I did that before. You want it all, you want to experience it all, but it wasn’t good for my sanity trying to put everything on me.”

Given how their season is turning out to be, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if Brooklyn goes the distance and Durant proves his doubters wrong. They play the Milwaukee Bucks next.

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ByAaron Abhishek
Aaron Abhishek is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He graduated from St. Joseph's College with a Bachelor's in Visual Communication and a Master's in journalism.His passion for the sport began when he saw Michael Jordan take his final shot in the NBA, and he considers himself fortunate to have been a part of the Kobe Bryant era. Now he writes basketball news and analysis while waiting for the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 18th title.When not watching and writing basketball, you can find Aaron suited to play cricket, putting in some hard yards at the gym, trying a new coffee, and supporting Arsenal. Expertise: NBAFavorite Team: Los Angeles LakersPrevious Work: MEAWW, Blue Man Hoop, Sportskeeda
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