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Kevin Durant and his long time representative and service partner, Rich Kleiman, exposed on Tuesday’s Conference Room Cover Story that Kleiman and numerous of Durant’s relative desired him to pick the New York Knicks over the Brooklyn Nets back in the summer season of 2019.
“I desired you to go to the Knicks, brother,” Klaiman stated (58:36 mark).
“You certainly did,” Durant reacted. “You certainly did, more than anything.”
Durant kept in mind that Kleiman– a long time Knicks fan– had “Knicks blinders” on throughout the procedure, though he wasn’t the only one.
“My father [and] you like the Knicks,” he stated.
“Oh yeah, your daddy was with me,” Klaiman reacted. “Heavy.”
“My auntie enjoys the Knicks,” Durant included.
Rather, Durant partnered with Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn for what ended up being 3.5 exceptionally remarkable– and mainly not successful– seasons.
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