Best of NBA Part 2: KD FIRES at European Players, Kuminga's GREEDY Fam
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What did KD say about the effort of European players in the All-Star Game?
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Kevin Durant on if the old heads will compete in the All-Star Game. You should ask the Europeans and the world team if they're going to compete. If you look at Luka and Nikola Jokic, now, is that competition?
What caused the Warriors to part ways with Jonathan Kuminga?
These dudes be laying on the floor, shooting from half court. KD said, hold on, y'all would have put that on the old head, but y'all don't ask them these questions. What's really going on? Hey, I like KD. Hey, KD, say whatever on his mind. If it come up, it's coming out.
Yeah. You know what? I think KD, be the superstar that he is, he's one of the few players that I enjoy on and off the court, especially when it comes to social media and how to conduct himself. He don't duck no smoke. He engages. Yeah. with all the fans, whether positive or negative, and I wish more stars, superstars, I mean megastars that he is, I wish more of them were as accessible as he is, especially with us regular folks on Twitter, on Instagram, and just the way he engages. You talk shit, he talks shit back, Joe. I mean, I really enjoyed it. And the fact that he's so tapped in into reality and not feeling himself as I'm this mega superstar. There's no need for me to really go back and forth with you, you know, us peasants.
But the fact that he does do that, whether good or bad, man, I really salute KD. And I wish more players were open to engaging, you know, with us regular folks, you know, on social media a little bit more.
Hey, look. KD, I think people looking at when they talk about the All-Star game and the old heads, that's because you're used to seeing these dudes fly through the air, doing all these dunks, D-ing up. You don't expect that from these foreigner guys.
How does Kevin Durant reflect on NBA longevity and his future?
You know what I mean? You know what they're going to do. They're going to come in. They're going to play the right way. They're going to knock a couple shots down. They're going to get up out of there. But they still want to see Braun come through the lane, Tomahawk that thing. You know what I mean? They want to see us perform. Period point blank. Joe, it ain't going back. Once you let the genie out of the bottle, he don't want to go back in there. He likes freedom. They don't play defense anymore. Right. And don't get this. We saw in the 80s. We saw in the 90s.
What are the implications of Doc Rivers believing he’s a Hall of Famer?
We saw in the 2000s how the all-star game was conducted. Ocho, it's the same thing with the Pro Bowl. Pro Bowl, yeah. You're never going to get it back to what it was. So just stop looking for that. The festivities aren't the same. It used to be the dunk contest closed the All-Star Game festivities leading into the game itself on Sunday. Now the three-point competition is the draw. Yeah, yeah. It is what it is.
How has the NBA All-Star Game changed over the years?
And I don't blame KD. It's all the guys. Nobody's like, hey, man, we need to lock in. Hey, it's the fourth quarter. No, I mean, it started getting 200 points. And it's never going to change. You're never going to get it back. I don't care what they do. I don't care what they do. They're not going to get it back to what it once was. It's never going to be that. I agree because I think they've already put incentives in there. Okay, Ocho, like the winner gets, what, two, 300K and the loser get like, I think, 50K or something like that.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did KD say about the effort of European players in the All-Star Game?
0:00–0:46
2
Why did NBA players reportedly avoid competing against Mac McClung?
0:46–1:21
3
What caused the Warriors to part ways with Jonathan Kuminga?
1:21–3:00
4
How does Kevin Durant reflect on NBA longevity and his future?
3:00–3:34
5
What are the implications of Doc Rivers believing he’s a Hall of Famer?
3:34–4:02
6
How has the NBA All-Star Game changed over the years?
4:02–4:52
7
What are the challenges facing the current NBA stars?
4:52–6:03
8
How does the future of the NBA look with the new draft class?
6:03–1:07:09
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