"You know they're not gonna give me anything,"
Durant said on 95.7 The Game. "Even if it's on the fence, I have to be clear-cut better than everybody for me to even get a look.
"It's just pure hate for me obviously and no appreciation for my real skill for the game. But I get it. I understand where we coming from.
I understand what we have here in this building that scares everybody.
"But for me, I was just proud of the growth that I had in that area. I just wanted to be able to be relied on to guard anybody -- whether it was helping guys at the rim, switching out onto point guards -- so I just tried to do everything. I feel like I grew so much on the defensive side of the ball last year.
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I feel like my whole game is unlocked now, when I was able to see the things I can do on that side of the basketball ...
I'm never gonna get a look when it comes to that, especially playing here for the Warriors."