Kevin Durant — NBA champion and NBA Finals MVP — is not concerned about much of anything this summer. As Durant fulfills sponsorship obligations and celebrates his success, he’s been asked about a lot of different things. But winning it all seems to have lifted a lot of the worry from Durant’s life.
He’s enjoyed watching Kyle Kuzma break out at Las Vegas Summer League despite him playing for another Western Conference team and he doesn’t seem to care about any of the drama in the East surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not even LaVar Ball can get to him. And when ESPN asked Durant about Kyrie Irving’s trade request, he flatly dismissed any notion that he’s thinking about where the point guard will end up.
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“I really don’t care about the Kyrie Irving situation,” Durant said. “I just want guys in the league to be happy wherever they’re playing and have some fun. So wherever that is for Kyrie, I hope he finds that.”
The second half of the quote is crucial because the dismissive way Durant says he doesn’t care sounds pretty brutal at first blush. These are rivals, after all, but it’s good that Durant just wants people happy. He certainly seems happy, so why not encourage everyone else to find their happiness elsewhere in the NBA?
