Kevin Durant Reveals How Nets Stuck Together During Kyrie Irving Drama

The Brooklyn Nets did not fold during the Kyrie Irving drama

Joey Linn | Jan 6, 2023

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In an exclusive interview with ESPN's Nick Friedell, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant sat down to discuss a multitude of topics. When asked how Brooklyn stuck together during the early-season Kyrie Irving drama when they easily could have imploded, Durant cited this group's cohesion that precedes Irving's situation.

"Because we was together regardless," Durant said. "I think coming into the training camp, we understood that it's going to be a lot on us from a media standpoint, from just the noise in general around our team, so I think that made us tighter once camp started. So we was able to take the Kyrie stuff and move in stride because we were already stuck together before that. We started to win some games, started to get better as a team, and do some things out there that work for us. And now it seems like everything was patched all together, but it felt like it was always cool, to be honest."

Not only did the Nets refuse to fold during that early-season chaos, but they have come out of it stronger. The team is playing some of the best basketball in the NBA, and once again looks to be firmly in title contention. What once looked like a guaranteed implosion has turned around into one of the NBA's best teams.

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Published Jan 6, 2023

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.

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