Kevin Durant Says Giving Up Friends and Partying for Basketball Greatness Was Easy

5 months ago

Kevin Durant Says Giving Up Friends and Partying for Basketball Greatness Was Easy

"You hear the cliches. You give up your friends. You give up partying. You give up having fun," Durant told The Ringer. To him, none of it felt like a real sacrifice. "Sacrificing is not really a thing. After a while, you just make this your whole life. You're just immersed in the game mentally," he added.

By Adit Pujari

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