Kevin Durant

2022 - 3 - 9

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Sydney Morning Herald"

'Trash talk is what it is': Durant knows what awaits Simmons in ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

In 2017, Kevin Durant faced a spiteful sell-out crowd in Oklahoma City after leaving the Thunder, so he knows what's likely to come Ben Simmons' way in ...

“It’s been a really positive situation. The Opals will play in the World Cup in Sydney in September and O’Hea was named in the extended squad but she wrote on Instagram that it was time to move on. “Ben understands that and sure some stuff may be funny but at the end of the day, we realise that life is amazing, we play the game of basketball for a living, and a little bit of trash talk is what it is.” “They want to get under our skin, let their voices be heard. “I was happy that the Trail Blazers were the team that traded for me and things so far have been really positive in the conversations and they’ve been unbelievably supportive with what I have been going through with this [his knee]. Durant added players couldn’t let abusive fans get under their skins.

'He's got to just sit there': Durant's $45m reminder for Ben ahead of ... (Fox Sports)

'He's got to just sit there': Durant's $45m reminder for Ben ahead of brutal NBA return.

Durant added: “I mean, the guy’s making $40 million (actually $A45m) a year. Obviously it’s an in-conference rival, but this obviously means a little more for guys on our side, for sure.” I love when there’s teams that are in the same conference that want to play each other and go after each other. ”I mean, obviously we’re not gonna hide and say what didn’t happen. “It was a different situation because I got to play and shut the people up every time I hit a jump shot,” Durant said. But I love when there’s rivalries.

Kevin Durant Offers Thoughts on NBA Heckling Ahead of Ben ... (Sports Illustrated)

Former 76ers guard Ben Simmons is returning to Philly on Thursday, but this time as a member of the Nets. The highly anticipated game is set to showcase the ...

“The good thing about it is that we get a chance to perform and shut the people up.” Durant said Simmons should “embrace” the experience because all basketball greats go through similar moments at some point in their careers. Part of the experience of coming to an NBA game is the heckling.

'Nobody's going to hold his hand': Durant's defiant Simmons call (Daily Telegraph)

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has urged Ben Simmons to “embrace” the hate when he returns to Philadelphia on Friday to face the 76ers fans for the first ...

Kevin Durant on Ben Simmons' return to Philly: 'Going to be some ... (Yahoo Sports)

Durant spoke about that scenario Tuesday, saying Simmons will likely hear "personal attacks" from fans during Thursday's game.

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Kevin Durant holds no ill will toward James Harden for leaving Nets (unknown)

Thursday's showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets that everybody is looking forward to will mostly be focused on the Ben Simmons saga ...

It is good to see Durant looking to move on from his point of view. That put a lot of pressure on Harden to lead the Nets, but it seemed tiring for the 32-year-old. Thursday’s showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets that everybody is looking forward to will mostly be focused on the Ben Simmons saga.

Kevin Durant's advice for Ben Simmons upon return to Philadelphia ... (Sporting News)

That means that 76ers fans will surely be vocal in welcoming back the former No. 1 overall pick, who didn't play for the 76ers all season before his eventual ...

He'll be fine," Nash said on Tuesday about Simmons' return, per ESPN's Nick Friedell. "He wants to be there on the bench with his teammates." For all of the criticism of his public persona, Durant has seemed to embrace an adversarial relationship with fans. But at the end of the day, we realize that life is amazing, we play the game of basketball for a living, and a little bit of trash talk is what it is. While Simmons' situation is different from Durant's departure from OKC, he would be wise to learn from Durant who is one of the few stars who know what it's like to stand in Simmons' shoes. Part of the experience of coming to an NBA game is to heckle — some people don’t even enjoy basketball, their lives are s----y that they just get to aim it at other people, so it’s easy to kinda get that release at a basketball game. That means that 76ers fans will surely be vocal in welcoming back the former No. 1 overall pick, who didn't play for the 76ers all season before his eventual trade to the Nets.