Kevin Durant has been the NBA’s darling for quite a while not, but there’s a growing feeling that if the Thunder miss the playoffs, it’s his fault. I’m not sure how you can blame a guy for breaking his foot.
But KD isn’t looking for sympathy from anyone in this regard. He’s just trying to please himself and his teammates, he told the Washington Post:
“I really don’t give a damn what people got to say,” Durant said. “I really don’t care if they cut me slack or they don’t. I’m not looking for no sympathy from nobody. I’m not looking for no praise from nobody. It’s all good, either way with me. I just look for respect from teammates as a player and as a man. That’s what I want. All that other stuff, I learned how to tune that stuff out and not worry about. I used to think about it. ‘Are they going to cut me slack? Do they love me if I play this way.’ I really don’t give a damn….
“You can’t please everybody,” Durant continued. “I can go out there and average 50 points a game, it’s always going to be something people say. If you don’t like me for it, so what?”
H/T: Washington Post
