Kevin Durant has been testy with the media all year, so it isn’t a surprise that he snapped at them after the Warriors were beatdown by the Celtics at home.
The Warriors have had a string of bad losses at home and Steve Kerr believes it is because they aren’t playing with passion.
KD disagrees per Yahoo Sports.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr kicked things off, saying, “It starts with a passion, and an anger and an intensity, and it wasn’t there tonight.” The Warriors (44-20) lacked focus out of the gate, falling behind 11-0, and committed a season-high 22 turnovers.
“I thought we move off of joy?” Durant asked, knowing that’s a phrase Kerr frequently employs to characterize their style of play. “Now it’s anger? OK. I disagree with that one. I think all around, top to bottom, coaches, players, we just gotta be better.”
During that display, it was impossible not to conclude that Durant intentionally took a swipe at his coach. The individuals in the room were stunned with his comments. From the moment Durant took his seat, his demeanor was of someone prepared to go on the attack.
The more interesting part of the report is that some in the Warriors organization feel that he has already made up his mind about leaving and that is why his attitude has been so surly.
It should also be noted that others in the organization believe he will return, which is basically a way of saying no one knows what KD might do.
Flip the page for his post-game interview.