Kevin Durant isn’t fooling anybody.
The Brooklyn Nets superstar produced another solid individual outing on Wednesday with 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
But the Nets once again fell short, losing to the Chicago Bulls 108-99 to take their season record to a lowly 2-6.
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Let’s rewind the tape shall we. Three months ago the Nets were in off-season turmoil with both Durant and Kyrie Irving attempting to force their way out or force blockbuster changes. Durant issued a damning ultimatum to owner Joe Tsai that he choose between himself or the pairing of head coach Steve Nash and GM Sean Marks, The Athletic reported. The star forward requested a trade shortly after the season came to an end before requesting the owner do away with the coach and general manager. It makes Durant’s remarks after the loss on Wednesday extremely laughable. Months ago he wanted Nash gone; seven games later he’s trying to tell us he “liked working with Steve”. Durant mustn’t think much of basketball fans because nobody was being fooled by his response. The Nets remain in the middle of a nightmare situation that almost all are laying squarely on the shoulders of Durant, Irving and Ben Simmons. Irving’s anti-Semitic post was finally taken down, but the organisation continues to fumble that situation with no punishment being handed down to the star. Simmons has endured a horror start to the season and has now missed the past two games through injury, a worrying sign for a player who sat out for over a year with reported back issues. With a new coach on the way, serious question marks hang over the franchise with Durant at the forefront. With 74 games left on the schedule there’s a whole lot left to play out.
