“Call Me… Insecure, Miserable, Bad Teammate”: Despite Joining the NBA Greats, Kevin Durant Gets Upset Over Intense Scrutiny

2X NBA Champion and former MVP Kevin Durant currently ranks second in the NBA in 3-point percentage and is the fifth-leading scorer. However, the 35-year-old star is feeling the blues because his name seems to be often dragged into drama and rumors. For starters, rumors surfaced that KD was not satisfied or happy playing for the Suns, mainly because Bradley Beal missed too many games.

From being flagged as a bad teammate to being disrespected left and right, all the rumors have greatly frustrated KD, who believes that his words are always taken out of context. The Suns‘ forward often finds himself being the target of misunderstanding. Dispelling the accusations thrown at him, KD finally opens up about his situation.

Kevin Durant believes his achievements are overlooked

Speaking about his woes, a disappointed KD says, “Nobody wants to call me great. They want to call me all these other words: Insecure, miserable, bad teammate. That’s what’s going to get [people] paid for the articles they write. They can’t write, ‘KD is such a student of the game’ or ‘He’s a great teammate’ or ‘He loves basketball.’ Nobody wants to hear that s— when it comes to me.” The 10X All-NBA star has been the victim of scrutiny and criticism, which, for the most part, overshadows his accomplishments.

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KD is exhausted by false stories spread about him and people tending to see profound significance attached to each of his emotions or reactions. He claims that rather than approaching him and asking, “Hey, what do you think?” people directly resort to reading his body language. He says, “Perhaps I was angry with myself,” and didn’t mean anything else by it. With everything that he has contributed to the game, KD believes that he at least deserves to be asked what he meant. He finds it unfortunate that people keep attempting to stir up controversy around his name.

KD sets the record straight

In one instance, during an ESPN Christmas Day report, the heat was on KD, claiming that he was frustrated because of “an underwhelming supporting cast.” However, KD cleared the air by asserting that the claim was ignorant because his frustration did not stem from anyone in particular but from the fact that they lost the game.

Amidst all this chaos, KD is ranked eighth among ESPN’s 2023–24 NBA season leaders. He currently leads the Suns’ stats in points and blocks, with 29.6 and 1.1 blocks averages respectively. If we peel away the controversies and rumors surrounding KD, we will only then see the greatness that defines one of the best players of our time.

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Do you think KD has been widely misunderstood? Is there more to him than just the accusations and claims? Share your thoughts!