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Steph Curry Reveals Honest Feelings on Kevin Durant Leaving Warriors

Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are still on good terms
Steph Curry Reveals Honest Feelings on Kevin Durant Leaving Warriors
Steph Curry Reveals Honest Feelings on Kevin Durant Leaving Warriors

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During the latest episode of the "Real Ones" podcast, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry shared his honest feelings on Kevin Durant leaving in 2019 for the Brooklyn Nets:

"I never really had any hurt to begin with," Curry said. "I knew as a man, as an athlete, he didn't owe me anything, he doesn't owe our franchise anything. It was a situation where he left, it was his own decision. I made sure I was open and available about how I felt about him as a person, as a player, how confident I was we would be able to win for a long time...  I fully respect him as a person and had so much appreciation for what we were able to accomplish. I didn't really have any resentment on that front."

On facing Durant since the superstar forward left Golden State, as well as the different narratives about the two players, Curry said the following:

"In terms of the last four years, since we've played, there's competition, the different narratives that come up in terms of the success we've had, him trying to find another championship. You don't really get to play into it as much, because you have your own things to worry about in the sense of leading your own team and making sure you're giving everything you've got, and not getting distracted with all the bulls-it that goes around our league in terms of narratives that pop up."

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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. 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. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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