Kevin Durant dropped a season-low 12 points on Monday night as the Houston Rockets throttled the Boston Celtics 109-93, but it was what he said *after* the game that’s got the entire league buzzing. Forget the box score, KD went on the offensive in his postgame presser and left everyone speechless.
KD Goes Full Regina George on Reporter
The Rockets are off to an incredible 7-1 start, tied for the best record in the NBA, and Durant had been talking up the team’s “offensive variety” that lets everyone get involved. So when Varun Shankar from The Houston Chronicle dared to ask about that variety and, you know, Durant taking fewer shots, KD snapped. Seriously, it was like a scene out of Mean Girls.
“Why does that matter to you?” Durant immediately shot back. Shankar tried to remind him he’s the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history, but Durant wasn’t having it. “But why does it matter to you?” he pressed again. “We won the game. Why are you singling me out? Jabari [Smith Jr.] had 30 last game. He only had 14 tonight. You want to talk about his variety? What does that have to do with anything? Are you just watching me all game? Do you have solo cam on me? We won the basketball game, bro.” Talk about a mic drop!
The Numbers Tell a Wild Story
Here’s the kicker: this was the third time in the last four games that Durant took fewer than 10 field goal attempts. And guess what? The Rockets won all three of those games decisively. So, yeah, maybe KD has a point. He’s averaging just 20.8 points per game, which is the first time he’s been under 25 PPG since his rookie season. Wild, right? But he’s still second on the team in scoring, even with those “low” numbers.
And get this for a stat that screams legendary status: Durant is only the fifth player in NBA history to average 20 points at age 38 or later. If he keeps this up, he’ll join an unbelievably exclusive club with LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Karl Malone. That’s serious company.
It’s still super early, less than two weeks into the season with 73 games left, so anything can happen. Who knows how many shots Durant will take, or if his scoring average climbs. But one thing’s for sure: as long as the Rockets are stacking wins, Kevin Durant doesn’t care about anything else. You gotta respect that championship mentality, even if it comes with a fiery post-game interview.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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