David McMenamin says Kevin Durant’s teammates have no clue what’s going on about his injury, raising questions about whether KD is rehabbing away from the team and whether his teammates have been checking on him
Is he deadass just gonna get traded every year or two until he retires 😭
just like westbrook and harden
At least Westbrook and harden are 100x less the locker room cancer as dickerson
Yup, and Westbrook would never magically have an injury keeping him away from playoff embarassment. Dude would want to play all 48 minutes and would be playing hard the whole way through.
The Warriors stint was the worst thing that could have happened to KD, he’ll keep looking for another situation like that where he can just be plug and play but it’ll never work out anywhere again.
He’s also nowhere near the level of player he was on the Warriors anymore too
He was only that level because of all the space Curry gave him.
I mean yeah the spacing definitely helped make it easier for him but he was also just better back then than he is now in every way
He was a 4x scoring champ before Curry
I vividly remember a fast break where KD got a path as wide as the 405 for a dunk because Curry was up with him and the defender back went right to him at the 3PT line in one of those two title runs. KD had the numbers for those FMVPs, but Curry’s presence helped a whole hell of a lot.
He was rhe MVP of the league 2 years prior…hate on him all you want, im here for it but he was an all nba player before he came to the Warriors. Dont be dumb.
Right his all nbas and mvp level play didnt exist before then.
Did you not see the injury video ? Dude rolled his ankle completely sideways, nothing magical about it, he’s injured.
Regardless there shouldn’t be this big mystery about where he is an what he’s doing. Its completely nuts that his teammates are unaware.
Kawhi truly was ahead of his time
Harden also basically killed himself playing on a grade 2 hammy strain in BKY.
Friendly reminder the playoff game Patbev ran into WB knee and tore his meniscus, Russ finished that game and scored 29 points
How quickly we forget Russell “The Vampire” Westbrook
Yeah KD is the worst
No one really trades for Westbrook.
Westbrook worse player, 5000x better leader. Don’t get me wrong Russ got a lot of issues as seen when in Denver but the one thing u never question was how much he wants it.
Russ was a great leader his one year in Washington. I think his leadership that year shined a bright light on how bad a leader/teammate Beal was and expedited Beal’s departure in DC. KD is just a mercenary ring chaser.
And not a good mercenary ring chaser.
Yeah Westbrook isn’t a cancer, he just isn’t that great anymore. KD just seems toxic af, I get he’s a competitive dude but there are other ways to get your point across and inspire your guys instead of trashing them behind their back
That’s because the Denver players are mental imps as seen by how they are choking versus a Wolves team with multiple injuries. Russ just wanted it more / balled harder
Russ was also awful against OKC in their series last year. He wants it but his play lags behind his drive at this stage in his career.
Cos he hurt his wrist. People love to mention the OKC series but then dont mention him being key against the clippers.
The issue is even when he’s injured and the shots aren’t falling, he still keeps shooting. He shot 35% from the field and 22% from three and he was taking 10 shots a game. He never really brought his volume down.
Okc doesn’t lose game 1 (I think it was g1) if Russ wasn’t on Denver
yeah, him wanting it 10000x is usually his main problem
he just fucking presses W and yeets it
spamming reinhardt rocket charge
they trade for Bestbrook
At least he would be on the bench. Injured or not
Harden is technically happy and not locker room cancer
Plus Kyrie
I remember thinking the Mavs would implode in two years after they traded for Kyrie.
I was right but not in the way I expected at all…
like KD said about Kyrie in his burner: “he kept his best behavior for the European.” lmfao
At this point it would be pretty damn hard for him to carry a team on his back, so hard to change the bus rider image. The other option is to suddenly turn into an excellent teammate who understands and accepts his role as it evolves to close out his career.
So yeah, he’s probably just gonna get traded every year or two.
He’s going for the Shaq rainbow
Pistons need him or Kawhi tbh
Trying to beat Schroeder’s record
He’s gonna copy LeBron and “go back home” to OKC.
We have zero interest. Urinals in bars still have his face in them to this day.
I don’t think OKC would want to take him right now. Maybe in a couple more years when it is clear that nothing is expected of him and he would strictly be coming off the bench.
Okc has a good thing going. They’re not gonna risk KD coming in and blowing up all their team chemistry
I’m gonna start calling blunts “Durants” from now on because bro is getting passed around like one
Kinda insulting towards the blunts
Do you think Jake LaRavia is like, checking in on Doncic and Reaves about their injuries?
he can talk to them on the bench at least 😂
He going to Detroit next bc trust me they need him💀
like a 2k vid.
I think he just misses playing with James Harden. There’s like 5 dudes be always mentions, and a few other teams too, none of them are rockets.
as a KD rider i just wanna see him retire in seattle so yeah ill take a yearly trade
This is why he isnt really a legend of the game. The olden greats, would have taken responsibility and lead his team no matter what he was going through. They wouldnt be changing teams like changing vehicles every couple of years
Would anyone still want to pay for him and trade for him given the last two results for the franchises? I mean sure at some price why not but …
Like for real lmao
I mean he was traded for a bag of rocks and signed an extension. Not sure where he goes now considering what a diva he is + making 47 mil.
Extraordinary talent. Not nearly worth the headache
she a 10 but she wack
hmmm
Larry Long Balls
Would never have won jack shit without going to a 73-9 warriors team. Fun as hell to go to work on offense but wouldn’t wanna build a team around him.
Eh, I actually think he would’ve won 1 if he stayed in OKC. Which makes it worse.
They would’ve been loaded that year, if Horford came. KD just ran from the grind.
Yeah, I mean they had the 73-9 warriors right where they wanted em, then he ran to who he blew it to. Will always be the biggest part of his legacy.
Yep. Up 3-1 against them. Then gets beat by them, and joins them?? Absolutely non-competitive move.
OKC was GSW’s biggest competition then. Such a wild decision
Nah, I don’t think so. He’s had the keys to multiple franchises and his only won with Curry. And there’s a reason. There’s more to winning than 30ppg.
He cant even handle the double team anymore.
He was a normal shoe size away from beating Milwaukee and I don’t think the Hawks or Suns would have beat that Nets team even without Kyrie.
I still maintain that KD +Harden could have been a force in the league, but Durant backed his conspiracy loving buddy and it all fell apart from that.
Clippers FO: “I can fix him”
Sounds like something we would do.
I mean KD Curry and Lebron together would probably work
Ever notice how the team he actually got a ring with is the one that already had star leaders in their locker room and he was the odd man out? KD is his own worst enemy. He wants to be the main focus on his team but can’t be a leader.
Honestly what team would even want him at this point? A certain level of diva is worth dealing with but he is next level..
“I can fix him.” - the next team
Dickerson doesn’t like the team, and the team doesn’t like him.
Looking forward to him being traded but I feel sorry for whoever signs him next.
Hopefully Ime just stays home tonight too, tbh.
He’s a King!
Wouldn’t that be something? Imagine KD and Westbrook winning a chip together 10 years after we all expected them to.
A chip??? In Sac the only chip we know is Tostitos.
Maybe close enough to know NVIDIA chips too
Anybody who is working at Nvidia is simply too rich to make a three hour one-way commute from Sacramento to Santa Clara
i’d fucking hope that being in California would provide better tortilla chips than goddamned Tostitos
Honestly who would trade for him at this point? He’s not some superstar that can carry a team anymore. He’s done nothing but destroy teams for the last 5 years.
Kings or Bulls
Bulls don’t have that level of ambition
Someone floated the idea of a KD for Fox swap earlier in this sub and I can kind of see the appeal for both teams, tbh. The Spurs pave the way for the Harper/Castle backcourt and add experience + halfcourt offense to a team that’s in need of it. KD doesn’t have to be the best player on the Spurs with Wemby there or have to handle the ball/initiate offense with their 2 guards. He can just pick and choose his spots to score and maximize his effectiveness.
The Rockets, on the other hand, get a PG who can help win in the short term and is still young enough to contribute for multiple years down the line. This helps balance out their forward-heavy roster and opens up a starting forward spot to bring Eason back, if they so choose.
personnel wise i think this would be a great swap, but if i were the spurs i wouldn’t want him in the locker room
Just spitballing but: Clippers? Kings? Nuggets or Wolves if they lose in the first round? Cavs if they lose in the first round? Bucks if they decide to try one more crazy thing to convince Giannis to stay? Wizards cause, I guess they’re trying to win next year? Philly? Miami?
The cost I don’t think will be a lot at this point from an assets perspective, so some desperate GM or team could talk themselves into it. Some ambitious team with pressure to “do something” could talk themselves into it, or certain teams that just think they can fix him
At least Ime had that young team competitive before the trade. I’m not a fan of Udoka or his coaching style but the addition of KD has been a disaster just like it was in Phoenix.
He needs to go to a team with a star he was expected to be that in Houston
another team bites the dust
your team might be the next one tbh
We just get added to the pool of teams to jack up the price, besides kawhi leonard who have we traded for
Brandon Ingram just recently
BI was on an expiring deal and had injury concerns. Wait that does almost sound like KD shit
For any 2 of Poetl, Ingram, and IQ, sure!!
Really hope not, our spacing is almost as bad as the Rockets and KD fucks up the well rounded attack we got going on. Adding him would just be the same situation again but arguably worse depending on who’s being sent out.
Slim Reaper decapitating franchises one by one.
He’s been a cancer to any team he goes to
People will soon realize KD is just Carmelo if he decided to listen to bron/wade and join the Heatles instead of Bosh (KD/GSW)
infinitely funnier is the idiots that makeup “bag” twitter have spent years calling kd an offensive goat when all that knucklehead can do is 1v1 and is consistently exposed 5v5 as someone who cannot make his team better
I get it’s the popular thing to do rn but we’re not bout to rewrite history on KDs offensive talent lmfao
Absolutely fucking crazy lol
he’s also a more than good enough defender. Other dude who originally commented really acting like he doesn’t fit well in a 5v5 game. Alright man 😂
get that pendulum back here. it’s just been KD’s misfortune to be in the league the same time as literally the most well-rounded player in the history of the game. And he obviously doesn’t have the same physical gifts LeBron has, so sure, his iso jumper game looks static in comparison, but it’s fucking KD. He’s a weird, moody player, but you know who he is.
Ok we can talk about how he’s a locker room cancer but don’t compare him to Melo lmao
Melo wouldn’t not have an MVP however also KD from 2011 onwards to 2015 was legitimately no2 in the league, at worst top3. 4 years straight. But I kinda agree its not like for like but it would be very similar if Melo joined the Heatles.
Melo is probably too far but imo it’s crazy that KD over harden is a consensus take when it shouldn’t be, harden is clearly the superior offensive player in a team context and KD’s defense isn’t good enough to make up for it. Going to 7 with the 2018 warriors is more impressive than winning with the warriors anyways.
Hold up buddy. You going a little bit too far. The dude is 37 off two major injuries. Let’s pipe down a bit
KD is an offensive great (I wouldnt say goat or purely the best scorer)
You sound like an idiot just a anti “bag” twitter one.
Lakers will take him for the minimum after the waive/stretch in 2027
It’s gonna be all fun and games in LA till bronny doesn’t pass it to him
and they’ll regret it
Watch out, he coming to yours next
This is such a clickbait headline. This is all based off a single quote of Amen Thompson saying “I’m not gonna lie, I don’t know. I think he’s good” when asked how he thinks KD is feeling. Stop falling for rage bait bullshit like this.
He literally took that quote and turned it into the most speculative bullshit and other commenters on this sub hate kd too much to see through it.
Welcome to the populism platform that is Reddit where the least insightful take possible gets the big reward
So true. All is well in Houston. There is absolutely nothing going on with KD and the team. Get off their dick(ersons)
I’m not saying that team isn’t a shitshow, it is. But the headline is literally unfounded speculation being passed off as fact based on a single quote
Classic reporters. That’s some Chris Haynes type shit
Yeah, the question itself is intended to pull a clickbait quote. When is ANY teammate ever asked about how ANOTHER injured teammate is currently feeling?
Were the Celtics players asked how Tatum’s injury is coming along? I mean, how the fuck are they supposed to know?
The more his career goes on, the more Chuck was right. He is just miserable and makes every one around him miserable
Lmao wtf is this click bait shit? That is nowhere near what was said by players.
Amen on what Durant’s mood has been like: “I’m not going to lie, I don’t know. I think it’s been good.”
Classic journalists making shit up for clicks, it’s ridiculous
ppl eating it up rn because KD stock is trending down lol
If anything this just shows how embarrassing the Rockets are. If they hate KD so much they should be able to win without him, especially against a team led by a 41 year old.
McMenamin is one of the worst about this.
Scheduled tweet
No one will see this comment, but the players aren’t allowed to comment on anyone’s else’s injury status on account of HIPAA. It’s just easier to say, “I don’t know what’s going on.”
Man is just speculating and people on this reddit gonna use this as gospel -.-
Time for him to take the hardest road to San Antonio
no thanks, I think Denver needs some offensive help though
This is all speculative nonsense based on one quote being twisted for click bait.
This feels like clickbait reporting typical of ESPN. He even admitted he had no evidence to imply anything but did so anyway
KAWHI ALERT KAWHI ALERT
raising questions about whether player is rehabbing away from the team
Hey! I’ve seen this one before
What? Are you insinuating KD is not everyone favorite teammate?
This feels all to familiar
Minnesota next? Maybe Detroit? New York potentially? Orlando idk?
So anyone still want to clown Miami for not trading for this guy or are we just gonna make fun of Pat for not making moves while not specifying which moves he should have made?
Click bait and yall fell for it
Kevin Durant acts like my mom lmao
They don’t want him on that team. Great scorer but a malcontent and not a leader
I feel like so much of this gets repaired of KD is on the bench helping coach his younger guys last game…
One of the biggest ways to show your team how much you care is how you treat them when you aren’t on the court. In any sport or activity.
He’s been dodging LeBron his whole career
I’m over it all. Start the process over
Houston should trade him if possible
The kings welcomes KD with open hands🤣🤣🤣
Franchise Fentanyl strikes again
Locker room cooked. Rockets will have an interesting off season.
Just retire
Hope we just get rid of him this offseason for whatever we can
He is going to end up back on the warriors.
I like this.
He’s totally getting traded this off season
But where…hmmmmm
Some team is going to trade for him stupidly again. Like they do with James Harden.
I do not think players typically check in day to day on their teammates injuries…
Homie been quiet quitting for a while now, just waiting on him to request that trade
Team cancer
KD is such a betch.
He ruins every team he’s been on.
What a drama queen.
😂
This KD final quarter career stretch is crazy.
Woah, KD might be a bad teammate
He quit the team
He knows it’s over and is going to sit out and not risk further injury. He’s already checked out. They need to do something to manage the egos of that team.
Come to Detroit, baby!
Y’all need to get off mike dickerson
KD is an additive superstar, not a transformative one.
He’ll make a good team great, but he won’t make a bad team good.
Is it possible the whole Instagram DM scandal did more damage to this team than reported?
Lol it’s funny how the media has spun this as KD being the bad guy, just like they did in phoenix and to an extent in Brooklyn lol. And r/NBA is eating in this up like always.
His teammates know what’s going on about his injur, but they got a rule of ‘mind your fucking business’ to the media.
KD is more interesting than the Dos Equis guy
He don’t want to play with you losers no more lol
lol at any of his teammates “checking in on him”
guy’s a certified asshole who everyone hates
He quit on them is the narrative that will build if it hasn’t already. Especially if they get swept tonight (they will).
he gone
Durant didn’t want the smoke of getting swept by the Thunder so he chose to get swept by the Lakers instead.
I’ve seen this before.
He’s pulling a Kawhi! Next, he’s gonna be seen at a Mariners game.
two not important questions
shes a 10 but shes kevin durant…
Certified vibe killer
San Antonio can fix him
Either he’s getting traded or he’s giving them an ultimatum that involves moving whoever for Giannis
KD always been weird with teammates. Love him but just not a winning player at this point
He forget to add to his speculation that it could mean KD got his foot amputated.
Trade him to wizards hell be happy back home . Him AD and tre
He will ask for a trade again 😂😂😂
Why didn’t he want Minnesota?
He posting on reddit
He has bruised ego.
Wolves, Knicks, or Heat? I’m guessing Miami
He will be looked at poorly in a few years after he retires. Dude sabotages everything because he’s a fucking social loser. Being a great basketball player doesn’t really mean much if you can’t ever have chemistry with anyone.
Real Hoopers™ would be checking in on their boy
Rockets fans talked so much shit after we traded Durant to them. Now they understand what it’s like to have Durant on your team …
Season was fun up until the all star game. Onwards
Like his relationship to his team and teammates matter to his rehab. Lets suit up these reporters and let them know what it really takes.