Kevin Durant the NBA superstar unfiltered about his basketball journey, dealing with criticisms, new chapter in Houston, career choices, teammates he respects, Kobe bond, social media use, family ties, business advice and life after hoops
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4.9 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Houston's Kevin Durant is now playing in his 19th NBA season. He already has two rings and two |
| 0:06.9 | finals MVP. He also has the league MVP. But the natural born Hooper says he's not done yet. He's |
| 0:13.8 | PG County's finest, a place he gives a ton of credit for making him who he is. He also credits |
| 0:19.8 | his parents, who despite their differences, |
| 0:22.8 | did all they can do together to help him reach his full potential. Now, you know, he's going to keep |
| 0:28.6 | it real. And he told us that Twitter is more than just morning coffee. It's how he connects with |
| 0:33.6 | people, allows them to get the answer straight from the source. And the tiny bit of troll in him believes that he inspires clapbacks like Russell Wilson's |
| 0:43.3 | recent tweet on Sean Payton. He talks life, ball, retirement. He tells us that both going |
| 0:51.3 | and leaving Golden State were difficult decisions. And he lets us in friendships he |
| 0:57.6 | gained in the Olympics, one with Kobe Bryant and another with Anthony Edwards. He tells us why |
| 1:03.5 | he loves this game of basketball so much and how it's brought so many people together. |
| 1:08.9 | His team was off to a rough start this season, but they're now back on track. |
| 1:12.6 | And according to him, that two-game losing streak is unacceptable. |
| 1:16.6 | When you're a true baller and a true competitor, according to KD, you want to win all 82 games. |
| 1:22.6 | His biggest pivot was one we all got to witness live in the NBA finals, but the lessons that |
| 1:28.8 | he learned from that Achilles injury probably changed his life, and it certainly let him |
| 1:33.6 | know he wasn't quite ready for retirement. |
| 1:36.8 | This is KD. Real, up front, and center. |
| 1:39.5 | He's honest, he's raw, and he's on the pivot. |
| 1:42.1 | Please enjoy as me, Chan, and Fred chat with one of the NBA's greatest scores of all time. Kevin Durant. What up, bro? Chilling, man. Good to sleep, man. What's up, big dog? Tiptoe. Yeah. You go hold it? Huh? Can you hold it? What's up, boy? What, Gordon? |
| 2:01.6 | Yeah, yeah, I gotta get a... |
| 2:02.6 | You couldn't guard me on a football field. |
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