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The slash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant isn't as deep as it was during his first season in a new uniform, but that didn't keep the media from asking the question during Tuesday's practice, ahead of a second matchup against them.
Durant has about had it with the media's incessant fire-chucking questions and he finally let it rip once and for all.
“I got a question,” Durant said back to reporters, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News. “Why do you care so much?”
“It’s not even about the game. It’s about the personal [stuff]. Can we talk about basketball for a second?”
Having cut off the media on its tracks, Durant proceeded to explain that it's no longer the same as it was last year with rosters changing and a lot more time to acclimate and make this his home.
“The more times you play against them and also some of the players on that team now I don’t really know them that well,” Durant said. “Most of the guys that I played with on that team are gone.”
Asked if there was any extra spark to go against his old team, after losing the first encounter 108-91 in late November, Durant was his usual nonchalant self.
“I’m already excited to play,” he said. “I don’t get up for marquee games. I try to get better every time I step on the floor. That’s what I’m excited about. It’s not a routine. We don’t play them as much,” Durant said. “Every game to me is an opportunity to step on the court and do what I love to do the most and perfect my craft and get better. That’s what I’m out there for, to get better and help my team win.”
The Warriors will play the Thunder two other times after tonight, both also broadcasted in ABC and TNT.
