Kevin Durant isn’t worried about anything these days, but that doesn’t mean he won’t tell you what he’s thinking. He’ll tell you he’s not a fan of the president, or that he’s back on Instagram.
In fact, he’ll even give you his take on the Cleveland Cavaliers if you ask nicely enough. Durant spoke to ESPN reporter Chris Haynes about Kyrie Irving’s trade request out of Cleveland and the radio silence between he and LeBron James since that request was made last month. Durant, however, thinks secret trade requests aren’t the end of the world.
“It’s just a regular NBA problem, right? A lot of teams have gone through this before,” Durant told ESPN. “They’ll figure it out. That’s a great organization, a championship organization. They’ll figure it out.”
No, really, Durant literally said it wasn’t the end of the world. Which is, you know, correct.
“It’s not the end of the world,” Durant said. “Both of those guys won a championship together. They love each other. If Kyrie wants to do something else, that’s on him. I’m sure whatever happens, it’ll work out for the best for both of them. But it’s just a normal NBA problem. It’s just two big stars that it’s happening to.”
It’s not clear if he means the two will become friends again one day or if they can remain teammates, but either way it’s a fairly sunny take on what’s appeared from the outside to be such a disaster the majority of the summer. Since Irving’s request was made public weeks ago, the two have appeared to snipe at one another on social media in a very millennial way, making it seem like a breakup is inevitable.
Durant isn’t the only person to suggest that the situation will sort itself out in time, so maybe there’s something more to that.
But as these quotes from Durant continue to pile up, it’s really stunning to see how much more relaxed he is these days. Maybe winning really does cure all ills.
