Kevin Durant on trade rumors “You can just make up lies and everybody’s going to believe you, you can just press the ‘KD wants to leave’ button anytime you want some attention… It bothers me that people lie like that and it bothers me that the audience eats up lies.”
Maybe if he didn’t always want to leave, it wouldn’t be so believable when anyone says it
tacoTs
espn going to turn this interview into a week long discussion filled with hot takes galore
Vicentesteb
Kinda a boy who cried wolf situation. Like if you hadnt requested a trade from Brooklyn twice after leaving OKC and GS in free agency, maybe people wouldnt believe if they said you wanted to move.
I dont think theres a single soul who would believe it if someone said “Jokic is looking to move on from the Denver Nuggets”.
BasedGodProdigy
I wonder why people get the feeling you’ll abandon ship when things don’t go your way
bot_nah
I get doubting how sincere he is, but him asking to be traded happened on a single team so far. I don’t get the borderline hate.
I might be considered a suns “fan” and thus be biased, but I honestly think the situation in brooklyn was understandable to some extent. On his 2nd request Kyrie wanted out, which will make KD stuck in that team with Ben taking up cap space. I’d be happy to be corrected or given relevant info because I do not know specifics
RVAIsTheGreatest
Nothing KD said was wrong at all. May not be the best of messengers but everything he said was correct. People are very quick to believe narratives that confirm biases or just reflexively in general, and we know the media will push stories with minimal context for clicks.
I don’t think when you reach the level of Woj/Haynes/Shams/Fischer/etc. you’re spreading “lies” but what is true is everyone has their own narrative and people talk and if it gets you clicks, you’re gonna report what the GM from another team has to say about a certain player, etc.
Friendly-Profit-8590
People will believe anything these days. A KD demanding a trade rumor is rather tame compared to others.
Rkenne16
Well nobody is making Steph wants out rumors. Why is that?
BXtherapist
Uncle Dennis and Nephew have damn near held 3 franchises hostage, while picking-n-choosing when to play, but they know Kawhi won’t acknowledge them, so they put the bone near KD😂😂😂
shoshannahthewarlock
Truthful and mature response from a dude who seems like he’s having fun playing in a big city on a team where he’s got some bros like Booker and Royce, regardless of Suns lack of playoff success.
iambiggzy
Maybe now he slightly understands politics
michaeleid811
it would be helpful to stop if teams and players didn’t lie about what was true and what was a lie instead of just calling anything negative that might be true a lie.
txwoodslinger
You created the situation you’re in bruh
Hovi_Bryant
The truth is rarely sexy. He’s absolutely correct.
toadtruck
Buddy that button exists and you have pressed it yourself multiple times.
Yallcantspellkawhi
Of course thats right about sports journalism in general and he is one of the most targeted within his field, but SAS rumour made actually a lot of sense and still, people barely believed him.
VikingsandWolves
Bradley Beal on that supermax might make anyone have 2nd thoughts tbh
alaspoorbidlol
Well, it’s something that’s happened three times before so it’s certainly believable. Even if it might not be true this time it’s not like there’s no reason to believe it might be
locomocopoco
KD joins warriors /s
killersky99
He’s completely right but he could also leave at the trade deadline after saying this.
whitewolfkingndanorf
Unfortunately for KD, these rumors foster engagement and interest in the NBA which make it more profitable leading to bigger salaries for players. Gotta take the good with the bad.
sabdo23
He might want to ask himself why the “KD wants to leave” button even exists.
The_Money_Guy_
Isn’t it weird how like 80% of the rumors end up being true?
illzkla
Idk… The number of fans that don’t see the headlines or don’t believe them or just figure it’s a drama headline is probably a very high percentage
They’re just not the ones active on social media
Unique_Enthusiasm_57
They very briefly tried it with Wemby before the Spurs stopped it.
They tried it.
Troll_U_Softly
If he doesn’t want people to be quick to believe the rumors maybe he shouldn’t have been so quick to take the hardest road.
rebornbyksg
We so back (we’re not)
DudeLikeYeah
He’s not wrong, but he also does have this reputation for a reason.
External_Orange_1188
I think both KD and the people he’s talking about are too invested mentally on what is said. KD needs to stop checking out forums and social media. Someone is bound to talk about him. Why should he care? People are also so stupid spreading rumors and unnecessary hate on him.
FoxMan1Dva3
He says these things, then he is going to leave lol
Masterchiefy10
Then he really must have corpo news like Fox and friends
MajinOni21
Why are ppl in this thread acting like KD is always asking out?
He’s always fulfilled his contracts and only ever asked out when he was facing an impossible situation of Kyrie being traded and getting little value of return. The Nets era quite literally blew up on an all fronts
By all means he’s committed to Phoenix and we have little history of showing that he’ll not fulfill his contract there
Kingofkings1959
Bro is on his 4th team, always left the prior team on some messy shit. Asked for trades last 2 times
StrokelyHathaway1983
Me too KD, me too
WolverineLong1430
Because most fans are overgrown child who parrot what others say and cannot think for themselves. It bothers you and they enjoy it.
paintpast
He knows from experience because he posts lies on his alts all the time and people believe it.
ekb2023
KD to Wizards confirmed
HamstersAreReal
He’s right but he’s kind of the wrong person to say this.
FlavorSki
Seeing as he always asks to leave maybe they are going for the broken clock right twice a day type strategy.
thefx37
He’s 100% right and this sub is deluded if it thinks it’s absolved from the eat up lies allegations
Cool_Cold_5554
Why would a snake leave the desert?
Nickmi
I mean, repeated behavior and patterns. You expect people to naysay something when you’ve done it twice in a row before? Cope
ibeauch009
If it bothers you then maybe you should think about why you have this reputation
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Maybe if he didn’t always want to leave, it wouldn’t be so believable when anyone says it
espn going to turn this interview into a week long discussion filled with hot takes galore
Kinda a boy who cried wolf situation. Like if you hadnt requested a trade from Brooklyn twice after leaving OKC and GS in free agency, maybe people wouldnt believe if they said you wanted to move.
I dont think theres a single soul who would believe it if someone said “Jokic is looking to move on from the Denver Nuggets”.
I wonder why people get the feeling you’ll abandon ship when things don’t go your way
I get doubting how sincere he is, but him asking to be traded happened on a single team so far. I don’t get the borderline hate.
I might be considered a suns “fan” and thus be biased, but I honestly think the situation in brooklyn was understandable to some extent. On his 2nd request Kyrie wanted out, which will make KD stuck in that team with Ben taking up cap space. I’d be happy to be corrected or given relevant info because I do not know specifics
Nothing KD said was wrong at all. May not be the best of messengers but everything he said was correct. People are very quick to believe narratives that confirm biases or just reflexively in general, and we know the media will push stories with minimal context for clicks.
I don’t think when you reach the level of Woj/Haynes/Shams/Fischer/etc. you’re spreading “lies” but what is true is everyone has their own narrative and people talk and if it gets you clicks, you’re gonna report what the GM from another team has to say about a certain player, etc.
People will believe anything these days. A KD demanding a trade rumor is rather tame compared to others.
Well nobody is making Steph wants out rumors. Why is that?
Uncle Dennis and Nephew have damn near held 3 franchises hostage, while picking-n-choosing when to play, but they know Kawhi won’t acknowledge them, so they put the bone near KD😂😂😂
Truthful and mature response from a dude who seems like he’s having fun playing in a big city on a team where he’s got some bros like Booker and Royce, regardless of Suns lack of playoff success.
Maybe now he slightly understands politics
it would be helpful to stop if teams and players didn’t lie about what was true and what was a lie instead of just calling anything negative that might be true a lie.
You created the situation you’re in bruh
The truth is rarely sexy. He’s absolutely correct.
Buddy that button exists and you have pressed it yourself multiple times.
Of course thats right about sports journalism in general and he is one of the most targeted within his field, but SAS rumour made actually a lot of sense and still, people barely believed him.
Bradley Beal on that supermax might make anyone have 2nd thoughts tbh
Well, it’s something that’s happened three times before so it’s certainly believable. Even if it might not be true this time it’s not like there’s no reason to believe it might be
KD joins warriors /s
He’s completely right but he could also leave at the trade deadline after saying this.
Unfortunately for KD, these rumors foster engagement and interest in the NBA which make it more profitable leading to bigger salaries for players. Gotta take the good with the bad.
He might want to ask himself why the “KD wants to leave” button even exists.
Isn’t it weird how like 80% of the rumors end up being true?
Idk… The number of fans that don’t see the headlines or don’t believe them or just figure it’s a drama headline is probably a very high percentage
They’re just not the ones active on social media
They very briefly tried it with Wemby before the Spurs stopped it.
They tried it.
If he doesn’t want people to be quick to believe the rumors maybe he shouldn’t have been so quick to take the hardest road.
We so back (we’re not)
He’s not wrong, but he also does have this reputation for a reason.
I think both KD and the people he’s talking about are too invested mentally on what is said. KD needs to stop checking out forums and social media. Someone is bound to talk about him. Why should he care? People are also so stupid spreading rumors and unnecessary hate on him.
He says these things, then he is going to leave lol
Then he really must have corpo news like Fox and friends
Why are ppl in this thread acting like KD is always asking out?
He’s always fulfilled his contracts and only ever asked out when he was facing an impossible situation of Kyrie being traded and getting little value of return. The Nets era quite literally blew up on an all fronts
By all means he’s committed to Phoenix and we have little history of showing that he’ll not fulfill his contract there
Bro is on his 4th team, always left the prior team on some messy shit. Asked for trades last 2 times
Me too KD, me too
Because most fans are overgrown child who parrot what others say and cannot think for themselves. It bothers you and they enjoy it.
He knows from experience because he posts lies on his alts all the time and people believe it.
KD to Wizards confirmed
He’s right but he’s kind of the wrong person to say this.
Seeing as he always asks to leave maybe they are going for the broken clock right twice a day type strategy.
He’s 100% right and this sub is deluded if it thinks it’s absolved from the eat up lies allegations
Why would a snake leave the desert?
I mean, repeated behavior and patterns. You expect people to naysay something when you’ve done it twice in a row before? Cope
If it bothers you then maybe you should think about why you have this reputation
It’s only happened three times.