Kevin Durant hasn’t had the greatest relationship with the media over the years and his fans have started to believe that media members are trying to erase his legacy. A video recently went viral on Instagram of reporters not mentioning Durant when asking Klay Thompson and Anthony Edwards questions about superstars they’ve played with.
Durant surprisingly reacted to that post with an interesting comment.
“They can’t erase what we’ve done Klay lmao. Media members will rejoice when I retire.”
No one can erase what Durant did alongside Thompson on the Golden State Warriors. They made three consecutive trips to the NBA Finals from 2017 to 2019, winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018.
Durant and Thompson could have easily three-peated too, as it was injuries to both of them that led to the Warriors losing to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals. While that was a special run, the now-Phoenix Suns star doesn’t get a lot of respect for it as many in the basketball world, including the media, weren’t fans of his decision to join the Warriors in 2018.
While the media might not have liked that decision, I don’t believe anyone is going to rejoice the day Durant walks away. I don’t think they’re actively trying to erase his legacy either. Even if something like that was attempted it would never be a success, as his place among the all-time greats is well secured.
Kevin Durant Admitted He Now Tends To Think More About Retirement
Durant is now 36 years old and it’s clear he isn’t going to be playing for many more years. While the 14-time All-Star is still playing at a very high level, with averages of 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game in 2023-24, the end isn’t too far away now. Back in August, Durant also admitted he now tends to think more about retirement.
“As I get older in the league and the league is getting younger, I tend to think about retirement more.”
“I’m not nonstop thinking about it… But it tends in my mind for sure. I honestly don’t know what I’ll do. I got a lot of interests, I definitely want to stay around the game, continue to live out the philanthropy in my hometown, and work with my mom… I truly just want to hang out and see what happens.”
“We’ve built up a lot over the last 16-17 years that can sustain for a while. I have to get in the room and see what I actually want to do when I’m done playing ball. That’s going to be a huge transition… It’s been close to 30 years of me doing this, where every day was centered around the game of basketball.”
“It hasn’t been no other lifestyle but this, so I want to just have some time and space to really step out of that matrix and figure out who I am as an individual, then step into something…”
“I don’t think I told her [Wanda Durant] how often I think about retirement. We talk about the stuff that I want to do, what I’m interested in. I want to practice now what retirement may look like, so I just take time to myself, step away from the basketball world, still work on my game. Just try to live my life as normal as possible.”
It is good that Durant is already thinking about life after basketball. We have seen so many players lose their way once they walk away from the game but something tells me that won’t be happening with him.
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