At least he wants to play

I’m never gonna knock a guy for wanting to play as much as he’s able.

“You expect these bums to win with me on the bench?”

Team chemistry off to a good start in Houston

“That doesn’t work for me, brother”

Most dudes now days want less playing time and more days off. Thats one thing I will always give props to kd. He always wanted to play

The hate is unbelievable if you’re seriously knocking a player for wanting to play more

I think people are just looking to shit on KD for the sake of it here.

I’d rather my player wants to play too much, it’s on the coach and management to reel him back in a way that’s most optimal for the team.

It’s damn sure better than the reverse lol

“I will out-train father time, I am invincible”

I love it. Despite his age if he’s willing to do play a huge mpg role and the Rockets offense is anywhere close to as bad as it was last year without him then they absolutely should let him play as much as he thinks he can handle. If his defensive effort starts to seriously lack at some point then sit him but don’t give him time restrictions until the playoffs because he’s old. I hate when teams do that when many players from past eras played heavy minutes at late stages and were fine.

If he’s training for it then let’s see what hes got. Is he Richard Hamilton in shape or just talking a big game. With FVV hopefully they won’t need KD to carry the offense nearly as much this year but who knows if that little dwarf still has it after that injury.

Slim “Let me die out there” Reaper

I understand all sides of this I just want to say the reason why he responded this way is because we all know KD is a hooper literally above all else. So comments like this definitely come as a slight to him I think because he’s the type of guy that literally breathes this game. So I get people coming at him about this and the minutes thing but I think he only responds this way because he literally takes offense to people insinuating he shouldn’t be playing basketball

Because I do genuinely believe he would play every single minute every night if he could. That’s just Kevin Durant

LeBron longevity gets gassed but KD is right up there. He played like 70+ games playing high minutes. He is still the Rockets best player, and until someone on the team develops and takes the the next jump why would you want his minutes down if he’s still playing at a high level with high minutes. Someone on the Rockets needs to be better to have it where KD don’t need to be on the court as much then 🤷🏾‍♂️

I mean he played 78 games last year at 36mpg and looked great so…

LeBron just fell to his knees in a foot locker.

I feel like Kevin Durant is allowed to say this and people are just shitting on him because it is fun to shit on kd. No one on the team would be correct to disagree

Man is not wrong

Hate him or not, he is the definition of a hooper

Dude’s got a decent chance to pass Karl Malone on the all-time regular season scoring list, but a lot of it depends on health and minutes.

It’s good to see someone that actually wants to play, which is sad to say

He is not wrong.

He is being paid well, he is still good enough to carry the team, and those minutes he played were not because he wanted them, it was a necessity.

Now, it takes a good coach and leadership to figure out how to utilise Durant in a way that makes the entire team great with him…. but that’s not his job. His job is to be there, available for as many minutes as needed, and being one of the greatest scorers in league history… like sure, they expect him to play up to his level.

Having Durant on your team is not cheap, and he is good at what he does… he just needs to be utilised properly. Except for one major injury, he has been dependable, so…. I feel like the question was good, but it was phrased wrong, and in that case I agree 100% with what Durant said… because it’s not like you have to keep Durant out of games to keep him healthy for the playoffs…. He is not Joel Embiid.

We need more players actually wanting to play and saying no to load management. As a fan, I want to see the best players play.

I mean, he wants to play and he’s not wrong. If he can, he should be out there. It’s refreshing.

Now, he and the coaching staff not being on the same page, that’s a problem.

Crazy that people are hating on KD’s comments here. It should be obvious to anyone with a pulse that KD, as still one of the top scoring threats in the world, should be on the court as much as possible, barring noticeable fatigue or injury.

And what do you expect a hooper like him to say? “Yeah I should play less.” No way. Especially not a player that knows exactly how good he is & is confident in that.

The worst part is, he is right

“Let me die out there”

KD hate is getting out of control. How yall bashing a guy who wants to play more minutes? I remember they used to kill players for load management. This is crazy now. All of yall are Lame.

Ironically the only team/fanbase that prolly still likes KD at this point is GSW, lmao.

good intent just horrible delivery 😭

I mean I would rather have this than Kawhi.

I know KD is a basketball genius and I’m just some dude but.. this makes him sounds so naive to me. Like, bro, you missed almost the whole playoffs  including the game your team got eliminated in. You really don’t see any value in being more rested in crunch time?

Hooper wants to hoop

Ball is life for KD, he’s not Kawhi, he was never big on load management

Idk why anyone expects him to develop self awareness at this point

Philly by Christmas?

this fucking guy 😂

High level hooping troller

I’m a fan of Durant. When in the hell did he become such a dick. Did Draymond touch him in locker room up there in the bay?

Bro just come back and play with Steph

He’s got the right mindset. It’s crazy some guys don’t even lift in the offseason or during the season 😂

I dont see a problem with KD saying this. I could be wrong but overall his teams are better with him on the flooor even at his older age. And he wants to play. He’s kinda injury prone now but not a lot so you i dont mind him saying this

Nobody loves basketball more than KD, gotta give him that.

There still is no definitive science that says that playing less minutes is beneficial to a player or team’s health or success.

I’d like for more players and coaches and GMs to respond to such questions accordingly.

Let the team doctors and coaches do their job.

carmelo Anthony press conference vibes

Basketball player wants to play basketball, more tonight at 10pm.

Yeah he’s getting injured after 2 months

This MF will play til he’s sixty.

props to KD. you always want players who want to play.

he’s a tennis player that got lost

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