Kevin Durant joins the group of athletes who will forego a visit to the White House to visit Trump.
In a candid interview with ESPN’s Chris Haynes, Durant explains his decision to skip a White House visit because he ‘I don’t agree with what he agrees with.’
“I don’t agree with what he agrees with, so my voice is going to be heard by not doing that,” said Durant, who said it wasn’t an organizational decision. “That’s just me personally, but if I know my guys well enough, they’ll all agree with me.”
“I just wanted to sit back and analyze everything and gather my thoughts,” Durant said. “I wanted to say something immediately, but I definitely want to be the voice of where I come from and people who have come from my neighborhood and deal with oppression.
“I’m representing a lot of people. As far as what’s going on in our country, for one, as an athlete, you have to commend Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, CP3 [Chris Paul] [and] Dwyane Wade for starting that conversation last year. Russell Westbrook also said something in his speech. A lot [of] guys with platforms have drove the conversation in a good direction. And what’s going on in Charlottesville, that was unfathomable.”
Durant joins Patriots players Martellus Bennett, Devin McCourty, LeGarrette Blount, Chris Long and others who have declined to visit the Trump occupied White House.