Kevin Durant spoke honestly about the moment between him and Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer, the moment he was arrested on the cameras of Phoenix and Lac Game.
TNT cameras captured KD and coach Bud in the first quarter’s timeouts, and during a heated exchange, Budenholzer grabbed Durant’s forearm and continued to speak, but Durant stepped back and left the bench before the coach got off work.
Kevin Durant and Mike Budenholzer exchange words. 👀
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Of course, given the recent reports on the relationship between Budenholzer and Devin Booker and KD trade rumors, the live day for NBA media is definitely live day.
But Durant doesn't have it.
Durant: “It’s usually what happens when you don’t know the dynamics of this relationship.” “You caught something on TV, received a sentence, and now you push that narrative, as if Bud and I weren’t doing it all the time. We [are] As someone who wants to see things do the right way, sometimes my way is not the way buds want to do it and vice versa.
“He allowed me to be a player on the team, a veteran on the team, to express my opinion. If neither of us cared, we would never have something like this, do you know what I was talking about? So, I’m glad that victory will sweep all this stupid stuff under the carpet. Because people can’t wait. Even some people in Phoenix, can’t wait to run and say, “That’s why the team is not doing well because of that particular thing.” “But come on, it shows that Bud and I really care about trying to correct the ship and trying to win the basketball game.”
After the game, Coach Bud agreed with Durant and regarded a moment as a vision.
“We are like old friends, or we are always in places where we grab and talk to each other,” Budenholzer said. “I think his energy and his voice tonight are actually great. I think there is some kind of offensive game. He wants something, what I want. [else] This is the beauty of basketball. But actually, from that moment on his voice spoke to him – feedback, ideas, suggestions – I do think that night is important. ”
KD scored 19 points in the fourth quarter, giving the Suns a 119-117 victory and trailing from 20 points.
Say what you'll have for the Sun, but Durant is trying his ass.
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