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05-05-2014, 01:48 AM
Durant Admits Worrying About Media Before Game 7 Turnaround
May 04, 2014 10:29 AM EDT
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Kevin Durant had 33 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 7 win, reestablishing his MVP-type performance in a series in which he often struggled.
"I got out of my own way," Durant said. "I was thinking too much. I was worrying about what [the media] was saying. I was worrying about what shots I was going to shoot throughout the game…"
During the series, The Oklahoman printed a column about Durant with a headline of "Mr. Unreliable."
"This is a one-sport town, and he's the superstar," Derek Fisher told Yahoo Sports. "Kevin understands it. He embraces it. The fact everybody else was going crazy over it – family and friends and fans – made it almost enjoyable for him to go out and play that night. As much as anything, it was a reminder that a lot of people cared about him here."
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/233243/Durant-Admits-Worrying-About-Media-Before-Game-7-Turnaround
Really? The most Media-coddled player in the NBA is too worried about Media's opinion of him to play like an MVP against Tony Allen?
Imagine the mental breakdown he'd have if he actually had to deal with the media pressure that LeBron has had to face :lmao
May 04, 2014 10:29 AM EDT
http://basketball.realgm.com/images/nba/4.2/wiretap/photos/2006/Durant_Kevin_okc_121228.jpg
Kevin Durant had 33 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 7 win, reestablishing his MVP-type performance in a series in which he often struggled.
"I got out of my own way," Durant said. "I was thinking too much. I was worrying about what [the media] was saying. I was worrying about what shots I was going to shoot throughout the game…"
During the series, The Oklahoman printed a column about Durant with a headline of "Mr. Unreliable."
"This is a one-sport town, and he's the superstar," Derek Fisher told Yahoo Sports. "Kevin understands it. He embraces it. The fact everybody else was going crazy over it – family and friends and fans – made it almost enjoyable for him to go out and play that night. As much as anything, it was a reminder that a lot of people cared about him here."
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/233243/Durant-Admits-Worrying-About-Media-Before-Game-7-Turnaround
Really? The most Media-coddled player in the NBA is too worried about Media's opinion of him to play like an MVP against Tony Allen?
Imagine the mental breakdown he'd have if he actually had to deal with the media pressure that LeBron has had to face :lmao