For more than two years, the enmity between <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/nba-dallas-mavericks-winning-streak-ends-abruptly/" title="NBA: Dallas Mavericks winning streak ends abruptly”>Kevin Durant and Guerschon Yabusele has been common knowledge. Since the NBA superstar sent a lost ball to the French international, in a podcast, while he was questioned about… Evan Fournier. “He was in the NBA before, I don’t know where he plays now but I don’t like him. I just want to beat him every time, and do it in style. »
But in this declaration, following the 2021 Olympics where France beat Team USA in the opening before doing very well in the final, it should above all be seen as a mark of respect. A consideration that has grown even more this summer, with the fabulous final phase of Guerschon Yabusele and his incredible dunk on LeBron James in the final. So, when it was time to find the Eurelian in the NBA, during a Phoenix – Philadelphia game on Monday evening, the 2014 MVP had laudatory words for the inside of the Sixers.
“I’m happy he’s back in the NBA. I always enjoy seeing guys come back to their righteousness. He almost gave his team victory this evening with his 3-point shots and his cuts to the rim, he did everything (19 points for Yabusele, editor’s note). He’s someone I played against this summer and for whom I have a lot of respect. So I’m happy he’s in the league again. »
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