Kevin Durant became the latest member of the Suns to push back reports from the ESPN reporter who described the Suns locker room as “toxic,” suggesting “unfair and lazy” while talking to the media after practice Monday was labeled.
The Sands star called ESPN's Ramona Shelburne by name when the topic was broached by a reporter during the approximately 12-minute conversation.
“I'm telling people who aren't around this game that it's easy to come there 45 minutes ago and tell them that the guys were talking in game mode and not talking to each other,” Durant said.
“There may be four or five guys in the training room. There may be a few guys in the weight room. It's not a welcoming environment just before the game. That's part of the preparation for play. I think it's unfair and lazy to classify our team as toxic when you come there for 4 months. That's the only time you were in our locker room. , can you make a story?
“I don't think that's fair to us, but like I said, it's part of the game. Part of the business that we signed up for. S-T isn't fair in this game, but we've dealt with it. I've come to accept this.
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The first comment on the atmosphere in the Suns locker room came last week when it appeared on “NBA Today” on ESPN during the NBA trade deadline.
Shelburne used the word “toxicity” The previous day's shootaround in Oklahoma City was to explain the room before stating, “It was very troublesome because everyone was wearing pins and I was wondering what they were trying to do.” To.
Several people associated with the Suns have pushed the story back, including Suns guard Grayson Allen and head coach Mike Budenholzer.
Budenholzer called the explanation “not true,” and Allen said “it was a very happy locker room” after beating the Jazz in overtime on Friday night.
