Kevin Durant: 'Everybody' Wants Brooklyn Nets to Fail

Kevin Durant believes everybody wants to see the Brooklyn Nets fail

Joey Linn | Nov 23, 2022

Kevin Durant: 'Everybody' Wants Brooklyn Nets to Fail /

In this story:

Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets suffered arguably their worst loss of the season on Tuesday night, falling to a Philadelphia 76ers team that was without James Harden, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey. It was also the return of Ben Simmons, who was booed by the Philly fans all night.

When asked after the game about how Simmons handled the boos, Kevin Durant said he did well, but added that the Nets get that treatment everywhere.

"That's at every arena," Durant said. "Everybody wants to see our team fail. Nobody likes Ben. Nobody likes [Kyrie]. Nobody likes myself. It might be like that at every road arena. It's just something we gotta deal with."

Having dealt with that treatment in OKC, Durant knows what it's like, as does Kyrie Irving with Boston. Those two stars can help Simmons navigate the boos, but once the game begins, the focus should be on basketball. Durant believes Simmons did a good job handling that, as he played one of his better games of the season.

Unfortunately for Simmons and the Nets, few other players performed well, and it allowed a depleted 76ers team to steal a win from the Nets. Brooklyn will look to bounce back from this loss, because as Kevin Durant said, everybody wants them to fail. This season has not started well, but there is time to turn things around.

Report: Philadelphia 76ers to Revisit Kevin Durant Trade Talks

Jaylen Brown Calls Out Joe Tsai Amidst Kyrie Irving Suspension

Kevin Durant Reacts to Not Facing LeBron James Since 2018

Published Nov 23, 2022

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

Related Articles