Durant’s WWE-style heel turn has been a beauty to watch. He won his MVP award, gave a heart felt speech and then turned faster than Reigns will at Wrestle Mania.
Durnat spoke openly about his recent demeanor to Darnell Mayberry of NewsOK.com
‘I’m 26 years old so I’m in my mid-20s, almost to 30,’ Durant said. ‘My first few years in the league I was just finding myself. I think most of the time I reacted based off of what everybody else wanted and how they viewed me as a person. And I’m just learning to be myself and not worry about what anybody says. I’m going to make mistakes. I just want to show kids out here that athletes, entertainers, whoever, so-called celebrities, we aren’t robots. We go through emotions. We go through feelings. And I’m just trying to express mine and trying to help people along the way. But I’m not going to sit here and tell you that I’m just this guy that got programmed to say the right stuff all the time and politically correct answers. I’m done with that. I’m just trying to be me and continue to grow as a man.’
He went on to really let loose on the media:
‘You guys really don’t know (expletive),’ Durant told reporters in his final interview session before Sunday’s All-Star Game.
‘To be honest, man, I’m only here talking to y’all because I have to,’ Durant said. ‘So I really don’t care. Y’all not my friends. You’re going to write what you want to write. You’re going to love us one day and hate us the next. That’s a part of it. So I just learn how to deal with y’all.’
Okay then Kevin, tell them how you really feel.
I’m actually a fan of the bad boy Kevin Durant persona. It takes some pressure off of the LeBron comparisons.