Nets' Kevin Durant takes shot at rival: 'The cool thing right now is not the Knicks'
As his Brooklyn Nets teammates were awaiting word on whether they'd end up playing their preseason game in China this week, Kevin Durant appeared on local New York City radio and dropped a harsh truth bomb on the crosstown rival New York Knicks.
Speaking on Hot 97 early Tuesday, Durant said younger players have not seen the Knicks be successful, and that the perception of the Knicks as a brand is somewhat warped.
“I get it," Durant said, "it’s hard to get the best players to play here.”
When asked why, the former MVP elaborated.
“I think a lot of fans look at the Knicks as a brand and expect these younger players, who in their lifetime don’t remember the Knicks being good," he said. "I didn’t grow up with the Knicks being good. Well, I remember the Knicks being in the Finals, but the kids after me didn’t see that. So the brand of the Knicks isn’t as cool to them as, let’s say, the Golden State Warriors or even the Lakers or the Nets now. The cool thing right now is not the Knicks.”
Earlier in the interview, Durant admitted he "thought about" signing with the Knicks this past offseason. He ended up picking the Nets along with guard Kyrie Irving.
“I thought about it, yeah,” Durant said. “It’s just a thought. I didn’t really do any full analysis on the Knicks.”