"I'm still imagining Irving could be a part of the team, maybe I'm naïve, but that's how I feel. Everyone in the team has faith in the team and I know we can do something special if we keep trying. There's a lot of things we can't control right now and I want the players to step up and move on when he's absent. In an interview with the Nets, Durant said the above truthfully. But at the same time, Durant still stressed a point: "I will not give him any advice, this is his decision and choice, we respect him, and I will not be comfortable telling him this kind of thing." 」 If only Durant had spoken this a month earlier.
I really don't want to write about Owen anymore, and it seems to me that any decision Owen makes for his beliefs and persistence makes sense, and everyone's worldview is different. Now including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York have introduced relevant epidemic prevention regulations, without vaccination, you want to play games is impossible, you can not train with teammates, and in Toronto, Canada, unvaccinated players can only leave the hotel when participating in team activities, otherwise the maximum imprisonment of $750,000. With the deepening of time, in simple terms, without vaccination, you don't have to play, and it is difficult to walk in the NBA. But Irving just doesn't fight, and when the New York media began to accuse Irving of the harm caused to the team by his selfish behavior, Irving tweeted: "Stay calm, and then understand yourself (Be still and know)." ”
Although Durant has only been back for 1 year, he has been a teammate with Irving for two years. In the past two years, Durant has always been a loyal fan of Irving, the strongest backing, and a good friend who does not say anything, playing the role of iron brother. But Owen doesn't seem to consider Durant a friend, or doesn't care much about Durant. Irving's refusal to vaccinate has caused Durant and the Nets a loss, I don't want to dwell on it, I just want to make it clear that Durant had a break of nearly 2 months in the regular season at the beginning of this year, and just before his Achilles tendon injury recurred, Durant averaged more than 38 minutes per game throughout January. At that time, many media questioned Nash's employment problem, but Nash had his own grievances, the boss had a record requirement, Irving disappeared for no reason, and Durant himself expressed his willingness to let Owen deal with his own affairs and he could persist. After Harden fatigue disease is also a similar reason, three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, have you treated your friends like this?
Until Media Day, Durant was still supporting Irving. Smiling Assassin Isaiah Thomas said the Nets could not win the title without Irving, and Durant immediately replied "Facts." Owen has not been vaccinated, and durant has been saying before: "We believe in him, believe that he can solve the problem perfectly." Because of Irving, Durant is saddled with too much inexplicable pressure and accusations, how Jordan Jr. came to the Nets, including Prince last season was sent away, this season Aaron was sent away, the reason behind this, the Nets reporter Schiffer has long said very clearly, until the Nets owner Cai Chongxin has stood up and euphemistically said: I hope Irving will be vaccinated as soon as possible. How else can the Nets please Irving? What else can be done to give Durant peace of mind? Four words to describe the Nets: Benevolence to righteousness! Four words to describe Durant: Like waking up from a dream! Four words describe Owen: incorrigible.
Yes, Durant is just too naïve. He thought that leaving the Warriors, pulling up his good brother Irving, casually dominating the East, getting the Finals tickets, and then proving that he could still win the championship without the Warriors. As everyone knows, Irving is not a good stubble, the league's old good man James in Irving's eyes, in addition to hypocrisy is hypocrisy, then a simple person like Durant, will be considered "stupid" in Irving's heart? In fact, Durant is right, he should support the partner, after all, they came to the Nets together to dominate the industry, but did not expect Irving to refresh his lower limit again and again. Now Irving has become a hot potato, after the famous Speirs revealed that the source confirmed that Irving's agent's statement about "being traded and retired" has a high probability of becoming a show, then who dares to take over Owen? Stay in your own hands, can't play games, raise him, worship him? If Owen had taken Durant as a brother, he should have at least understood empathy, but unfortunately he didn't. If Durant had been a little tougher, Irving wouldn't have been as arrogant as he is now!
Durant wants to dominate, wants to lift the championship trophy after leaving the Warriors, the Eastern opponent has the Bucks of the Alphabet Brother, the Heat, the 76ers, and the biggest opponent in the West is the Lakers of the old Zhan, but I want to say, it does not matter. Fortresses are often the first to be breached from within, and Durant's most trusted Owen is such a role. It can only be said that Durant chose the wrong person, the NBA stadium is the same as the workplace, between good brothers, between relatives, can work together, but may not be successful, of course, there is a case, that needs more tolerance. Allowing Irving to continue like this, Duran especially thought about how to beat the Lakers and old Zhan, and he first failed Harden.