Shortly after getting traded to the Oklahoma City, Paul George reached out to former Thunder and current Warriors superstar Kevin Durant to learn more about the city and the team. Durant’s exit from Oklahoma City left Thunder fans feeling scorned, and many shifted their feelings quite negatively towards KD. However, Durant only had nice things to say about Oklahoma City and told George that he was going to love being a member of the Thunder.
Durant said this despite the seemingly icy relationship he has with Russell Westbrook. The two had a brotherly relationship when they played together in Oklahoma City, but after Durant signed with the Warriors, their relationship severely deteriorated. Things, however, may have changed between Westbrook and Durant because, according to George, the two are back to being friendly with one another.
From George’s appearance on The Woj Pod (transcribed by The Oklahoman’s Adam Kemp):
“Whatever went between him and Russ, that’s their business. It’s not my point to want to know or want to figure out what happened. It’s pointless. They are buddies, they are back good again.”
George is the second person to say this, as back in May, former Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins also said that Durant and Westbrook were talking to each other once again. Also, to add some support to both George’s and Perkins’ claims, Durant did have some fun about his departure from Oklahoma City and his relationship with Westbrook at the ESPYs on Wednesday.
Of course, both Westbrook and Durant haven’t said anything publicly about their relationship. Only others have commented on it. But they were once quite close before, so as the old saying goes, Durant and Westbrook likely are friends ’til the end.
