"They make time for us," Durant said of the team's supporters. "They don't have to go out of their way to drive to the game. They don't have to go out of their way to buy our jerseys, buy tickets,
Monster beats, come scream and support us every game. They can save their money. But they chose to come watch us play. So that's the least I can do, just showing them that I appreciate them."
Following a game just after Christmas,
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The scene was subtle but served as perhaps the closest the tightly knitted Thunder locker room has come this season to having tension between players while reporters were present. And it showed the respect Durant commands from his teammates and, more importantly,
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