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In the pre-series Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns of NBA Playoffs 2023, Russell Westbrook broke the silence on Kevin Durant and answered if he has problems with KD.
The Western Conferences will have in Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns one of the most striking series of the first round of the 2023 Playoffs. Two old acquaintances in the NBA, Kevin Durant y Russell Westbrook, They will meet for the first time in the postseason since they parted company with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Is the tension still between them?
in the world of the NBA the narrative was installed that Westbrook did not like Durant leaving the Thunder after playing for nine seasons, one was when the team was Seattle SuperSonicsto go to Golden State Warriors. And this was more than clear in the first duel between the Dubs and Oklahoma with KD as Stephen Curry’s partner and company.
The Warriors faced the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 11, 2017 and being Kevin Durant’s first game against his former team at the Paycom Center stadium, Russell Westbrook he welcomed him shouting “I’m coming”. KD responded to the point guard by telling him that “however, you are losing.” The famous ‘trash talk’ (trash talk) in all its glory.
The common thing between the two NBA stars is that they did not start the 2022-23 season in the team with which they will play the 2023 Playoffs. While Westbrook came to the Clippers after being traded for Los Angeles Lakers and layer his departure from Utah Jazz, Kevin Durant He signed with the Phoenix Suns after playing for the Brooklyn Nets.
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Westbrook breaks the silence on Durant and answers if he has problems with KD
first round series Los Angeles Clippers vs. The Phoenix Suns of the 2023 NBA Playoffs will kick off with Game 1 on Sunday, April 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET. So nothing better to warm up the preview than to ask Russell Westbrook which means playing against his former teammate, Kevin Durant.
“It’s nothing, it will be normal for me. I think people still think there’s some showdown going on or something. There is no confrontation of any kind. I think that’s the narrative for the media, for people to talk. But I have no confrontation. Nothing but respect for him and the things he’s done with his career. Happy to see him back from injury. There is no confrontation at all. He knows I’m going to compete, I know he’s going to compete and that’s it,” Russell Westbrook said of Kevin Durant at a press conference.
