Almost two months since his last game, Kevin Durant returned to the floor - and this time in a new team uniform.
About a month after the huge trade that sent him from Brooklyn to Phoenix, tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday) KD made his debut in the Suns uniform, and it was certainly successful.
The big star provided 23 points (10 of 15 from the field) in 27 minutes, and helped his team beat Charlotte 91:105.
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Booker and Durant (Photo: GettyImages, Jacob Kupferman)
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"I feel like I've acclimated pretty well," he said.
"Everyone tried to make me feel as comfortable as possible. I have to continue working, and then this jersey will look more and more normal on me. It's a new environment, a new situation, new teammates, so I have to prove myself every day. There is pressure on me to be who I am , day after day. It was fun, I missed playing, I was happy to be back on the floor and we are building something new here."
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Durant admitted that it will take him time to recover from the dramas in Brooklyn.
"Once I got to Phoenix, things started to calm down," he said.
"I've never been through anything like this, I'm still trying to understand everything. I'm not the first to ask to be traded, I didn't even know who my teammates would be in Brooklyn. It was quite stressful."
On the criticism he received, among others from Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal for joining a winning team, he said: "I don't need their credit. Don't watch me if you don't want to, don't talk about me. I won't stop doing what I do. To everyone He has his opinions, it won't stop me. I don't regret anything."
With all due respect to Durant, the star of the game was Devin Booker, who scored 37 points and also added seven assists - some to his new friend.
"It almost doesn't feel real," he admitted at the end.
"Every time he throws, it's so easy. The defenses try with all their might to stop him, and it just doesn't bother him."
"It's pretty cool to be able to give that guy the ball, put him in his position and he'll get a good shot," coach Monty Williams said.
"We all benefited from him, he was just being himself. Too many NBA players are pressured to be the leaders, but it's not necessary. I'll lead, that's my job. I told Kevin to just be himself, to let him go. We have Chris Paul, we have You're a morning. It's pretty amazing to hear people, other players and people at the club, look up to Kevin in training. It's unlike anything I've ever seen. His impact is huge."
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