Kevin Durant revealed why he didn't want to run back to the Bay Area, which had nothing to do with his past experiences with the Warriors.
Durant, 36, signed a three-team contract in early February before the NBA trade deadline.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had speculated that it had something to do with the first “S-T” he took, but Durant told ESPN Tuesday that it was a much simpler reason. Ta.
“People are always crazy about me,” Durant said. “That's not why I didn't want to come back. I didn't want to be traded mid-season. I asked if there was nothing for my time with the Warriors or I didn't like Draymond because I didn't like it. [Green]. After all, I didn't want to move, so I wanted to watch it with the Phoenix team and see the rest of the season. I'm glad I was still there. ”
Durant's comments came later Carr spoke about this topic on ESPN last week.
“I don't blame Kevin a bit for not wanting to rerun things here,” Kerr told the outlet. “He took a lot of s-ts like, 'Oh, you're jumping on the bandwagon.' And he will be the MVP for the second year in a row. That's like he's still being criticized. ”
it was Previously reported The deal would have had to do with warriors, sun and heat.
The Warriors have to turn their attention to Jimmy Butler after Durant's contract fell apart.
Durant claimed in his sit-in with ESPN that he had not sought Phoenix's trade.
The NBA superstar was traded for the Suns in mid-2023 after the net ended the Big Three era in Brooklyn.
