Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant acknowledged Wednesday his relationship with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook will never be the same and that he and his new teammates will have to adjust to being the NBA's "villains."
"I just told [Westbrook]. I let him know how I felt," Durant revealed in an interview with Sina Sports (via ESPN.com). "Obviously, our relationship won't ever be the same again. But it's something I wanted to do, and I expressed that to him. Hopefully he respected it."
Durant also spoke about the heated response from many fans regarding his decision to sign with the Warriors:
Yeah, it's difficult. I'm not used to this much attention, but I'm getting used to it. Obviously, people don't like me right now, but it is what it is. I can't please them all. I've got to still go out there and handle my business.
They're not going to get up at 9 o'clock in the morning and work on their game for me. I've got to do all of that on my own. I can't worry about people on the outside. I've got to go to sleep at night, I've got to get up and I've got to perform. I've got to do all ...
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Kevin Durant Talks Signing with Warriors and Relationship with Russell Westbrook
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