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As all eyes are watching upon the recent jawing incident, Kevin Durant has no hard feelings for Joel Embiid. And in the media availability, the Brooklyn Nets superstar told reporters what went on in the trash talk, via Sports Illustrated:
“If you’ve been watching Joel and I play against each other, it’s been like that every game, even the All-Star Game,” Durant said. “We just respect each other so much that natural competitive fire comes out.”
“So it’s the name of the game … I like the energy they played with tonight, we love competition and it’s gonna make it look better.”
In the dying seconds of the Nets’ clash against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, Durant and Embiid exchanged some words which resulted in technical foul assessments. At the last buzzer, the star center even delivered a goodbye wave against Brooklyn, which made the two-time MVP approach and continue the talking.
“Hell no, he ain’t really say nothing, I…
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