Everyone is the hero/victim of their autobiography, but KD seems to be caught up in this more than most. It also takes a certain kind of wiring to embrace being the villain, as opposed to just feeling sad & misunderstood, which KD also seems to embrace more than most.
I so, so, so want them to lose to the Raptors in Toronto in the play-in game while Kyrie sits at home.
Obviously, I have no inside info on this but it really seems to me like Durant got really shitty guidance/advice from someone (I would put a big bet on Rich Kleinman, who got a pretty big boost in popularity as well as business connects from the move) and instead of questioning their motives decided to lash out at the public and the media. But yet again, he obviously desperately cares what the public and media think about him so it just doesn’t work…I mean, does someone really create burner accounts on twitter to argue with people if they don’t care?
Watching the Demon Kyzuzu sitting court side as Trae Young shoots the Nets out of the playoffs guarantees us all the maximum amount of entertainment.
He doesn't strike me as dumb but he does strike me as unaware. I'm guessing he doesn't get much negative feedback in his inner circle.
I think "The Victory Machine" did a pretty good job explaining how Durant went from OKC Durant to the guy we see now. He seemed really naive at how his move from OKC to Golden State would be received and then developed the chip on his shoulder that he lugs around to this day. If I am remembering the book correctly, he cares a ton about the public's perception of him. The whole "whatever" act is super phony; see the creation of burner accounts on Twitter for evidence of that.
Jeez, I miss the days when people like Kareem and Russell were the ones speaking out on politics. Every time World B. Flat opens his mouth it’s cringeworthy..
Do you pay taxes?
I've read this like a half dozen times this morning and it gets better every time
The thing that would have infuriated me if I was associated with the Nets was when Kyzuzu bitched about having to talk to the media about the Harden trade when he didn’t have all of the facts or the timeline.
Wasn’t the Kyrie thing done bc that’s what Durant wanted? He was the only one I recall having Kyrie’s back when he called for the Mayor to “figure it out” Does Durant run the city since Adams adjusted the mandate the following week? Lol
Given that's it's Kyrie, I actually kinda question whether he does do any of those things...
More like Aaron Judge runs the city since it was looking like he wasn't going to be able to play.
Yes. We need John Mulaney to tackle Kyrie like he tackles Trump starting at the 1:05 mark in this video.
I don’t think they are counting on Simmons at all at this point. It seems like the plan may have been to bring him back with a full camp in the fall. That’s what it kinda sounds like to me.
No new insight here, but I’m still of the opinion the back problem is air cover for him not being mentally ready to tackle the rigors of playing in front of the world.
The closest I can remember as far as hated visiting team member was Jason Kidd in the 2002 and 2003 playoffs, but it’s definitely ratcheted up a notch for Kyrie.
Yeah, I don’t have a problem with those comments in a vacuum, but they are hilariously at odds with his earlier remarks about just moving on.
To his credit he played incredibly well. I hope the public in large turns against him a bit because it makes it more likley they may one day call a foul on him in the 4th Q.
