By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Kevin Durant is nicknamed “Slim Reaper” for a reason, and he didn’t deny that beating the Suns in Phoenix ment a lot.
When he was asked about the issue, Durant didn’t try to sugarcoat anything.
“Most definitely,” Durant said. “A place that I didn’t want to leave. My first time — I don’t want to sound too dramatic, but I will — to be kicked out of a place.”
Durant joined the Rockets from Phoenix this summer in a blockbuster trade that sent Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green to the Suns.
“It feels good to play against a team that booted you out of the building and scapegoated you for all the problems they had,” Durant said. “And it hurt because I put all my effort and love and care towards the Suns and the Phoenix area and Arizona in general. But that’s just the business, that’s the name of the game. So, when you play against a [former] team, yeah, you got a chip on your shoulder.”