Kevin Durant

“KD is probably saying ‘hey I need you to sign Kyrie Irving to a long term extension’… Time will heal all this” - NBA analyst says Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will start the season in a Nets jersey

“People are gonna say he had to hitch his boat or hitch his game to somebody else’s” - Jalen Rose believes Kevin Durant knows that his legacy will be questioned if he leaves Brooklyn

“It’s a two-way street… Teams provide enormous security and guarantees to players” - Skip Bayless says he despises what Kevin Durant is doing right now, says it’s unlike him

“Hey Siri, can you say bulls**t in 46 different languages?”, “KD heard that trade talk for Russ and he said ‘hell nah’ - Fans react as reports say Kyrie Irving wants to keep playing for the Nets

“He went from ‘Oh, I’m gonna play my way’ to buying in, and look what he did” - 8x All-Star says Kevin Durant is a player you can plug and play anywhere, says wherever he goes will become a hot destination

“LeBron and all those types of guys, like, they don’t have no limits” - Jabari Smith Jr. says he doesn’t want to limit himself, says he wants to be able to do everything

“Kyrie is the problem… There’s too much baggage” - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says he’s surprised that Kevin Durant is still aligning himself with Kyrie Irving, believes he should stay with the Nets

"KD does not want to play again in Golden State because he is sick and tired of Steph’s stature" - Skip Bayless vehemently rules out a Kevin Durant-Dubs reunion

“Don’t put LeBron in the camp of James Harden who quit on 2 teams, Kevin Durant who’s asking out” - Chris Broussard says LeBron James did things the right way, says he’ll be an NBA owner in Las Vegas

“Remember what Houston did to James Harden? They pampered him… In response James Harden got fat and quit” - Colin Cowherd says Adam Silver has given too much power to the players

“‘We’re not selling the farm for Kyrie’” - Analyst says Lakers have drawn line in sand, says Kyrie Irving and agent are trying to save face by saying he wants to stay in Brooklyn

“This could be a very very slow slippery slope that we’re heading down” - Shannon Sharpe says he agrees with Adam Silver over his comments on Kevin Durant, believes the Nets have everything to appease KD

“If they don’t trade you, you can act like a bad guy and they have to get rid of you” - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says players requesting trades is a bad look for the NBA, cites Kevin Durant as example

NBA News Roundup: Adam Silver disappointed with Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala comes to Russell Westbrook’s defense, and more - July 13, 2022