Long absent from the courts, Kevin Durant has signed his long-awaited return to the Nets. The opportunity for the former Warrior to shine with the ball in hand… but also in front of the microphones, with a quip despite himself with a funny connotation in front of the press.
He is back. Like he never left Kevin Durant marked his comeback with a game with 31 points in 35 minutes, all against one of the best defenses in the league, Miami. Away from his partners because of an injury during a painful period which saw Steve Nash’s men pile up defeats and manage the drama James Harden, Durantula is back – much to the delight of everyone, including journalists.
Kevin Durant drops a salacious hint and immediately corrects himself
If Durant has not always had obvious relations with the press, he has mellowed with age and can now drop a few pearls… like after the match against the Heat:
Kevin Durant on how he felt in his return tonight:
“I felt great, I’m only going to get better. Take more of a load out there too. Pause” ???????????? pic.twitter.com/DUkxE9mW4r
— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) March 4, 2022
“I will improve in the days to come. I will be able to take on a bigger load. Wow, break”.
No need to draw you a picture: the expression “take a load” designates, in other circumstances, a practice a little more intimate than the substance of KD’s remarks, which simply wanted to indicate that he was going to take even more responsibilities and balls in the hands over the coming weeks.
A joke aside, the Nets will need to have their two-time NBA champion at a gala level. With a Ben Simmons who should still be a good time on the sidelines and a Kyrie Irving still handicapped by the somewhat grotesque restrictions linked to covid, KD knows that he will have no more rest in the final stretch until the playoffs.
That’s good: winning a title by being the undisputed leader of his team is a goal Durant has been chasing since his time with the Warriors, and gleaning a ring under these conditions would give a huge boost to the legacy that the artist , 33 years old already, will leave once the sneakers hung up.
Not really focused on humor, Kevin Durant made people laugh in spite of himself with this clumsiness which did not fail to make journalists in the press room giggle. A little relaxation before the home stretch of the playoffs, nothing better!
