Kevin Durant celebrated his 33 years at the end of September. The time when the young “KD” landed in the NBA in Seattle via the 2nd pick of the 2007 Draft does not seem so far away … The Brooklyn Nets winger has since become MVP, twice MVP of the Finals and twice NBA champion. If physically he feels good since his return from a serious injury last year, it is rather in his interactions with others that he begins to see the famous “Father Time” dawning …
Guest on Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles’ Knuckleheads show, Kevin Durant explained:
“Guys come up to me and say, ‘Yo, I watched you play when I was little.’ I was that same kid that used to say that to other players. Sometimes it’s a little bittersweet as a feeling, because suddenly I say to myself: ‘Shit, I’m getting old’.
When I see Jayson Tatum, I realize that he is 10 years younger than me. But I looked at Kobe Bryant the same way when we played with Team USA, telling myself that this guy had been a killer in the league for so many years …
During your career, you sometimes lose a little confidence, then you see these guys who have gone through what you have gone through and you find inspiration in them “.
We obviously hope that Kevin Durant does not plan to quit anytime soon. We have already been deprived for a full season of his aura and his talent on the pitch, that is more than enough.
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