Why KD doesn’t expect Warriors, NBA teams to honor him with statue

Why KD doesn’t expect Warriors, NBA teams to honor him with statue originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Kevin Durant isn’t expecting a statue outside Chase Center anytime soon.

In fact, he doesn’t anticipate any of his current or former NBA teams honoring him with a statue.

Durant appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the “Up & Adams Show,” where he shared with Kay Adams why he doesn’t believe he’s worthy of a statue outside of the arenas in Oklahoma City, Golden State, Brooklyn and Phoenix, the four current teams Durant has played for.

.@KDTrey5 on Kay and D-Wade saying he deserves his own statue one day…

“I highly highly doubt I get a statue of me put anywhere for playing basketball… It’s usually those guys that got the HOF career, with championships, you been with one city for a long time. That’s not… pic.twitter.com/QcyOZf3TZl

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) October 30, 2024

“I highly highly doubt I get a statue of me put anywhere for playing basketball,” Durant said. “I appreciate the love, though and the respect people showed me. That’s enough for me.

“… It’s usually those guys that got the Hall of Fame career with the championships and you’ve been with one city for a long time. That’s not the case for me, but I could see it for a couple other guys in the league.”

Durant spent nine seasons of his current 17-year NBA career with the Thunder (2008-2016) where he won the 2013-14 MVP award, but reached the highest of NBA mountaintops with the Warriors, winning two championships, including two NBA Finals MVP awards (2017, 2018) in only three seasons with Golden State.

Durant since has spent three-plus and two-plus seasons with both the Nets (2019-2023) and Suns (2023-current), without a championship appearance in either city.

Miami Heat legend Dwayne Wade, who recently was honored with a statue outside of Kaseya Center last week, believes Durant is one of three current players, including former Warriors teammate Steph Curry and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who are next in line for statues.

“The three stars in our game still,” Wade said of the likelihood Durant, Curry and James receive statues….

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Publish date : 2024-11-03 19:18:00

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