Players have called opponents a lot of names over the years in sports, using often colorful terms to make their points.
But Thunder star Kevin Durant’s description of Kristaps Porzingis on Monday was a new one for the Knicks rookie: A unicorn.
“Unicorn. I didn’t know how to take that,” Porzingis said laughing. “I didn’t know what it meant.”
Believe it was favorable. Durant meant it as something rare.
“KD, he’s a similar player, skinny, and he turned into the player he is now.