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The Phoenix Suns have been the textbook definition of “average” this season, and while one NBA insider claims Kevin Durant has grown increasingly frustrated with the current state of affairs, their biggest star seems to dispute the report saying that’s the case.
The Suns managed to make it to the second round of the NBA playoffs after acquiring Kevin Durant from the Nets last season, but a team that’s currently sitting at 14-15 and occupying the 11th spot in the Western Conference could end up missing the postseason if it fails to turn things around.
Phoenix was obviously hoping Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal could form a “Big Three” capable of making up for the lack of depth that comes with having their sizeable contracts on the books, but the injuries that have hampered the play of those last two men have put a bit of a hitch in that vision.
When Adrian Wojnarowski appeared on ESPN prior to the showdown between the Suns and the Mavericks on Christmas Day, he asserted it’s becoming increasingly difficult for the franchise to ignore KD’s displeasure with how things have panned out so far while citing unnamed sources he’s spoken to within the organization.
Anyone who’s familiar with Durant knows he’s never been shy about speaking his mind, and he apparently took issue with Woj’s assertion based on what he had to say in a now-deleted Instagram comment where he implied the insider’s report wasn’t an accurate representation of what’s actually going on in Phoenix while criticizing people who came to their own conclusions after reading it.
Kevin Durant has responded to the Woj report via IG.
Does this calm any concerns you had about KD? pic.twitter.com/rcqRyl1EK5
— PHNX Suns (@PHNX_Suns) December 27, 2023
The Suns have plenty of time to right the ship, and if Durant, Beal, and Booker can all play together at 100%, there’s no reason to believe they won’t be able to do exactly that in the coming months.