Back to the Los Angeles Lakers Newsfeed

Kevin Durant says the media has 'treated Kobe like sh**,' defends Bryant with retirement looming

NBA players around the league are still sharing their thoughts on the surprising retirement announcement from Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant took a strong stance on how the media has treated him lately. Durant went with expletives "I've been disappointed this year because you guys (media) treated him like shit. He's a legend and all I hear is about how bad he's playing, how bad he's shooting, time for him to hang it up," Durant said, as reported by Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman. "You guys treated one of our legends like shit and I didn't really like it.