In a recent interview, the reigning league MVP discussed a variety of interesting topics related to his future, OKC, and his decision to not participate in the FIBA World Cup Championship. Hit the jump for details.
Via USA Today:
“It was a very hard choice, because I wanted to play,” he said. “If it was just games (with Team USA), like straight games, it would have been perfect. But the travel and the practice and the shoot-a-rounds, it was something where I (said), ‘All right, I’ve got to really scale back a little bit and get ready for our season.’
“I love Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski) and (program director) Mr. (Jerry) Colangelo, because they understood everything. I didn’t want it to overshadow what they were doing, so that’s why I kind of felt bad about it. But at the same time, I knew I had to do it for myself, and this was one of the first decisions basketball-wise that was like, ‘All right, this is just for me. I’m worried about me right now. I was a little selfish, and sometimes that makes people, it made a lot of people, uncomfortable.And to those who don’t agree or understand?
“Seriously, to be honest, I was like ‘(expletive) ’em.’ You can write that, too. Seriously, though. I’m just going to be me, man, and that’s how I felt. “
On his free agency:
“I go home, and everybody asks me [about the future],” he said. “Man, it’s crazy. Like little kids, 4 years old. ‘You coming to the Wizards?’ Man, (expletive), how do you know about this? At 4 years old, I didn’t even know what basketball players were. How do you know about free agency?”
On Russell Westbrook:
“Our relationship has grown a lot, and it’s one of those things where it would definitely be difficult to not be running up and down the court with him, so I try not to even think about that,” Durant says.
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