Kevin Durant's Bold Russell Westbrook Statement Went Viral After Nuggets-Suns Game

Kevin Durant spoke about his former teammate after Wednesday's game.

Jan 5, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) talks to the media after the game against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

On Wednesday evening, the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets by a score of 110-100 (at home in Arizona).

Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant combined to score 54 points (they were playing without Devin Booker).

The perfect Christmas gift 🎁#SunsUp pic.twitter.com/eGH5wG02xv

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 26, 2024

The Suns are Nuggets are two of the most notable teams in the Western Conference.

In addition, there are always a lot of eyes on a matchup that features Durant going up against his former teammate Russell Westbrook.

After the game, Durant made a strong statement about Westbrook that got a lot of views on social media.

Durant (via ESPN): "You see Jokic tonight. You see a Hall of Famer, a icon in Russell out here tonight. You see so many great young players around the league today. It was an amazing day for basketball, I'm grarteful I was able to play on this great day."

"It's not just [me, Steph and LeBron], you see Jokic tonight. You see a hall of famer, an icon in Russ tonight. ... It was an amazing day for basketball, I'm grateful I was able to play."

—Kevin Durant wraps up NBA Christmas in the perfect way 🏀 pic.twitter.com/wPKcXEk4D9

— ESPN (@espn) December 26, 2024

Westbrook finished with 17 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 6/12 from the field and 1/4 from the three-point range in 27 minutes of playing time.

Over 20 matchups against each other, both players have won ten games.

Kevin Durant on Russell Westbrook:

"It's not just [me, Steph and LeBron], you see Jokic tonight. You see a hall of famer, an icon in Russ tonight..."

KD giving Russ his flowers 💯 pic.twitter.com/6mW2tNITpG

— Beastbrook (@Beastbr00k0) December 26, 2024

Westbrook and Durant spent nearly a decade together on the Oklahoma City Thunder.

During the 2012 season, they led the Thunder (with James Harden) to the NBA Finals.

Durant also won his only MVP Award (2014) when he was teammates with Westbrook.

February 18, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Team Lebron forward Kevin Durant (35) of the Golden State Warriors and guard Russell Westbrook (0) of the Oklahoma City Thunder react in the second half of the 2018 NBA All Star Game at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images / Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

With the victory, the Suns improved to 15-14 in 19 games, which has them as the eighth seed in the west.

The Nuggets dropped to 16-12 in 28 games, which has them as the fifth seed.