The article bugged a couple people close to Durant himself. Royce Young, who MUT 18 Coins runs the Thunder blog Daily Thunder,wonderedhow Craggs could possibly judge Durant's character. Meanwhile, Nate Jones, who does digital media and marketing for Durant's representative firm Goodwin Sports,had this to say. Get Tommy Craggs point, but KD has made a point to just be himself.
Not trying to be some perfect angel. Read his twitter bio.less than a minute ago via EchofonNate JonesJonesOnTheNBATwitter bio says I'm me, I do me and I chill. He's not trying to do anything but play ball and hang out with his friends and famless than a minute ago via EchofonNate JonesJonesOnTheNBAAnd KD is a genuinely nice guy. None of the stuff is planned.
Ask reporters how many superstars do pre-game media every single night?less than a minute ago via EchofonNate JonesJonesOnTheNBALastly he's well aware that the same media that has built him up can tear him down. He's said it several times in interviews.less than a minute ago via EchofonNate JonesJonesOn.
TheNBAThat's why he points it out every time someone tries to knock LeBron in favor of him. He might change one day, but he's very genuineless than a minute ago via EchofonNate JonesJonesOnTheNBAI don't doubt that Durant, at his core, is a pretty chill person that is more interested in being known for his basketball success than for his fame. But I also don't know it for sure.
Nobody really does, even the people that hang around listening to his Cheap Madden NFL 18 Coins sound bites. While I wouldn't go so far as to say Durant has simply sold himself better recently than LeBron has, I also won't go so far in the other direction as to say he and whoever around him isn't "selling" him at all.