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Durant: Environment around LeBron is 'toxic'. True or nah?

This is about the media though. They do blame LeBron's teammates. THat's why Paul George didn't go there and they were saying he couldn't handle the pressure playing with Bron and now they in their feelings about Durant's comments. The MJ comparisons to Bron are ridiculous too. They both have different skill sets.
 
Kevin Durant could become a free agent following the season, but it doesn't sound as if he sees himself as a fit with LeBron James.

The Golden State Warriors star told Bleacher Report that it will be hard for the Los Angeles Lakers to sign players to be teammates of James because of the "toxic" environment that comes with the territory.

"So much hype comes from being around LeBron from other people," Durant said. "He has so many fanboys in the media. Even the beat writers just fawn over him. I'm like, we're playing basketball here, and it's not even about basketball at certain points.

"So I get why anyone wouldn't want to be in that environment because it's toxic. Especially when the attention is (B.S.) attention, fluff. It's not LeBron's fault at all -- it's just the fact you have so many groupies in the media that love to hang on every word. Just get out of the way and let us play basketball."

Durant said many players have to alter the way they play to be teammates of James. He cited Chris Bosh during James' stint with the Miami Heat and Kevin Love during James' second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers a two prime examples.

"Kevin Love, he had to totally change his game to fit, to be a shooter," Durant said. "Which, I think, he deserves way more credit for switching his game. Bosh, same way. LeBron is a player that needs to play with guys that already know how they play the game -- and shooters.

"Like, young players that are still developing. It's always going to be hard because he demands the ball so much, he demands control of the offense and he creates for everybody."

Star players such as Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler could be on the market this summer but the Lakers aren't believed to be at the top of either player's radar.

Durant said he doesn't view Leonard as a fit for James.

"If you're a younger player like a Kawhi, trying to pair him with LeBron James doesn't really make sense," Durant said. "Kawhi enjoys having the ball in his hands, controlling the offense, dictating the tempo with his post-ups; it's how he plays the game. A lot of young players are developing that skill. They don't need another guy."

James has occasionally made life difficult for coaches -- there are already rumblings he ignores Luke Walton's play calls -- but the Lakers coach came to James' defense and told ESPN that he is an "incredible teammate."

"He's very unselfish. He's won multiple championships with other superstars," Walton said. "So I don't really ... I haven't read the article so I can't comment on that, but what you're asking me, to me the question is, why would you not want to play with LeBron? He's a winner and he's an incredible player and he's unselfish."

As for Durant, his potential free agency might be tied in part to a relationship with teammate Draymond Green that was toxic on at least one occasion this season, leading to a one-game suspension for Green.

Durant need to stfu
 
LeBron made playoffs 3rd year. Kyrie 4th year
How many years consecutively bron make playoffs before wade?

Harry:"these casuals always expose themselves....dont this fuckin guy know kyrie DID FINALLY make the playoffs the year lebron came back to his team?!!!"

^^^u cant make this shit up
 
You said what you said and instead of acknowledging that you were wrong

You chose to slurp more dick. Kyrie battled injuries 1st two years in league. Year 3 they take a jump and win 33 games. They had a #1 pick coming in. The next step was competing for playoff spot following year. Then LBJ came back. It’s a trash point to begin with because too much goes into it but to make it and be wrong......
So he had a healthy year n managed a losing record in a weak east. Good point fam.

How many years Bron consecutively make playoffs before Wade? Bitch what type of stat is that? I don’t know or care. That’s a team accomplishment and the ultimate team accomplishment is winning
So u didnt answer the question and dodged acknowledgment when in your same post earlier accused me of doing the same.

Nothing was accomplished

Yall stay calling bron fans dick suckers yet yall suck whoever dick hes going against

Yall some gay hoes
 
And for the record...the lengthier injuries happened more than halfway during the season and much of the reason they didnt give a fuck about letting him sit out for a while is bc they knew playoffs wasnt happening anyway.

Even healthy they werent gonna clinch

Moot point
 
Little differences but all the same shit really.

Pippen and Barkley(they didn't sign in the same year) running to Houston to team up Hakeem the Dream
Bron and Bosh running to Miami to team up with Wade(already had a ring & finals mvp)
KD running to Oakland to team up with Curry and Klay and Draymond

I personally didn't like none of that shit but I understood what they were doing.
 
Little differences but all the same shit really.

Pippen and Barkley(they didn't sign in the same year) running to Houston to team up Hakeem the Dream
Bron and Bosh running to Miami to team up with Wade(already had a ring & finals mvp)
KD running to Oakland to team up with Curry and Klay and Draymond

I personally didn't like none of that shit but I understood what they were doing.

After Shaq was gon. Miami was a middle of the pack team with first round exits or missed playoffs

It’s not the same.
 
After Shaq was gon. Miami was a middle of the pack team with first round exits or missed playoffs

It’s not the same.

"Little differences but all the same shit really."

Yall want to focus on the team when what basically all of them did was team up with some of the very best players in league.

Yall can say whatever yall want about Miami as a team being middle of the pack. Wade the player as an individual wasn't middle of the pack. Durant, Curry, Klay and Draymond not middle of the pack players.
 
Little differences but all the same shit really.

Pippen and Barkley(they didn't sign in the same year) running to Houston to team up Hakeem the Dream
Bron and Bosh running to Miami to team up with Wade(already had a ring & finals mvp)
KD running to Oakland to team up with Curry and Klay and Draymond

I personally didn't like none of that shit but I understood what they were doing.
Point taken, though Pip was 33, Barkley was 34 and Dream was 35 all on the downside
 
Point taken, though Pip was 33, Barkley was 34 and Dream was 35 all on the downside

True but all of them still damn near top 10 at their positions in the league and Dream may have still been top 5.

I get and respect the fact that none of them joined the team they had down 3-1
 
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