In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Kevin Durant spoke about the Oklahoma City Thunder organization and how they mistreated him when he returned to the city following his move to the Golden State Warriors. Durant also reflected on his time with the Warriors, saying that he never felt at home in the Bay.
The Warriors were certainly not happy with those remarks, and former Chicago Bulls star and NBA legend Dennis Rodman is the latest to comment on the situation.
“I think the mentality of players today is different than we had back in the 90s or the 2000s,” Rodman said. “I think its very selfish of KD, seriously. I don’t care if he’s listening. I don’t really care. I think the fact that we got the opportunity to play this game at a high level, especially when you have this easy to go out to perform and make $40, $45 million a year, and literally don’t have to play a season.
“I just don’t understand. I don’t understand why he would even come out and say something like that,” Rodman said. “I mean, embrace it. … I enjoyed it. I didn’t care who was the leader. I didn’t care who was the leading force, who was this and this, I just wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to win. I wanted to impact the city, I wanted to make people happy.”
I thought if anyone would relate to KD's comments on joining the Warriors mid-dynasty, it would be Dennis Rodman. But Rodman surprised me by saying of Durant leaving Golden State, "I think it’s very selfish of KD, and I don’t care if he’s listening…” – and well, there was more: pic.twitter.com/q5e6hIp2cE
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) September 10, 2019
We have to admit that Rodman has a point about players’ mentality in the NBA nowadays. The way Durant handled the situation following his departure from both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors is a clear proof of it. Even if Durant is right with his remarks, he should put the past behind and focus on his new chapter with the Brooklyn Nets.
H/T: Wall Street Journal/ The Jump
