ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Christmas Day that members of the Suns group believed that Durant had grown annoyed with the group and their present roster amid accidents to Bradley Beal and Devin Booker. Based on Wojnarowski, Phoenix “has received to alter quickly” to be able to proper the ship.
Durant has since confirmed that he’s effectively conscious of the report, in addition to any fan criticism stemming from it. The extraordinarily on-line Suns energy ahead commented on an Instagram video that featured a tweet asking “Has Kevin Durant checked out[?]”
“Woj says anyone else ‘feels’ that I’m annoyed and it become me being mentally checked out,” Durant wrote within the since-deleted remark. “This sh*t loopy, these individuals can flat out lie on my identify and make sh*t up and also you individuals will imagine it however when my teammates n coaches converse on how I’m as a teammate, u ignore it lol/”
The remark, which has since been deleted, comes after Durant completed with 16 factors (a season low), eight rebounds, seven assists and 6 turnovers in Phoenix’s Christmas loss to the Dallas Mavericks. On the podium, the 10-time All-NBA ahead admitted he must be higher and his turnovers are “holding the group again.”
On the season, Durant is having one among his greatest offensive years in latest reminiscence. His 30.3 factors per recreation could be the second-best of his profession and greatest since his 2013-2014 MVP season with the Oklahoma Thunder. He’s additionally averaging 5.5 assists per recreation, tied for fourth-most in his 17 years of play. Durant’s 3.6 turnovers per recreation would even be his highest since 2011-2012.
At 14-15, the Suns are at present half a recreation out of the Western Convention Play-In Match.
