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Kevin Durant Reportedly Knew Nets Would Lose Before the Playoffs

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Monday, April 25, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Apparently Kevin Durant knew his squad just wasn’t good enough.

Former teammate Mike James went on the Players Choice podcast to discuss his relationship with Kevin Durant. The former MVP and James grew to become very good friends, where Durant actually visited him in Greece and Monaco during his EuroLeague postseason. James talked about their conversations leading up to Durant showing up to support him. James and Durant agreed that whoever’s season ended the first, the other would come to watch them in the postseason, he confirmed.

In the Tik Tok video, James said:

So when they[the Nets] was trash and they was losing, I called him one day, I was like ‘You know what this means right? You going to come to my playoff game’”, said James. “He was like ‘No way I’m coming to your playoff game and then like a week later, he[Durant] called me before the playoffs started, he’s like ‘Yeah I’m going to be there.’

@playerschoice Mike James on his relationship with KD #mikejames #kevindurant #nba #basketball #fyp ♬ original sound – Players Choice

While star player Kevin Durant only requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets at the beginning of the offseason, it seems as if his confidence in the team was long gone well before the playoffs even started.

If you don’t believe in your team, you’re not doing your team any good.


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