Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook spent several years together in Oklahoma City. Later this week, the former teammates will face off in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
will be filled with plenty of storylines. One matchup that is sure to draw interest is Sunday's contest between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns.and Russell Westbrook facing one another in the playoffs for the first time.
Durant and Westbrook's history dates back to 2008, when they first teamed up in Oklahoma City. They would eventually spend eight seasons together with the Thunder and advanced to the NBA Finals in 2012.Russell Westbrook was drafted to the Oklahoma City Thunder after the team relocated from Seattle. Durant and Westbrook made up an all-star duo that consistently made it to the NBA Playoffs and even appeared in one NBA Finals, where they squared off against LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
Ahead of their on-the-court reunion, Westbrook made it clear that there are no issues between him and Durant. "It will be normal for me," Westbrook said about what it will be like to face his former Thunder teammate."I think people still think like there's some beef or something. There's no beef of any [kind], so I think that's the good narrative for media, for people to talk about."
"But there's no beef. I got nothing but respect for him and things he's done with his career and having to see him back from injury. There's no beef at all. But he knows I'm going to compete, and I know he's going to compete, and that's all it is."
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