I’m sure you remember the ESPN report that rocked the NBA world when it blamed Kobe Bryant for the Lakers failures and said that no other star player wanted to go to Los Angeles and play with him. Since then many stars have spoken out on Kobe Bryant’s behalf including Paul George and now Kevin Durant.
via USA Today:
When asked about Kobe Bryant’s recent passing of Michael Jordan for third place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, the Oklahoma City Thunder star who will be a free agent in the summer of 2016 not only raved about the Lakers legend’s achievement, but also refuted the notion that players around the league don’t want to play with him.
“Excuse my language, but that’s (expletive),” said Durant, who congratulated Bryant via text message after he surpassed Jordan on Sunday. “I want to play with a winner every single night, especially somebody who wants to win that bad, who works that hard, who demands a lot, who raises up your level. I’d want to play with a guy like that every day. … (His style) may make people uncomfortable, how he acts and just how he approaches the game, but I love that type of stuff. I think (the accusation) is BS.”
