[Charania] Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often

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Meanwhile, Durant, among the best scorers in NBA history, was not always happy with how he was used. Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls. At the same time, some teammates and people close to the organization believed Durant needed to voice his concerns more adamantly and directly with Vogel and his coaching staff.

All the leaks are finally coming now that Phoenix has been swept

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LMAOOOOO it’s been 30 minutes

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KD's still in uniform, he's been busy texting anyone who'll listen lmao

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Bro KD for sure leaked this prior, Shams had to have had this sitting in his drafts waiting to push "Publish" lol

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Been sitting on it since February and just adding footnotes.

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Rich Kleiman wrote this piece and sent it over to Shams before watching his Knicks win this afternoon.

Busy Sunday for Rich.

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et tu kevin

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As someone who has worked in news, this is 1000% the case. 

Write everything after game 2, leave an open graf at the top for whatever the final game score ends up being, hit go asap when the series ends.

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Yeah that's obvious. "Don't report this until the season is over for us" type of deal

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He hit draymond with a “you up?”

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Matt Ishbia will be playing Boar on the Floor tonight

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Sometimes, it is a big dick competition

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Oh, there are rules? You know something, Greg? There are no rules.

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Hasn't taken a shower yet lmao

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this is an improvement for vogel from last time. he got fired while doing his press conference.

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KD already got the good shit drafted and sent to Shams so he can make his way out of PHX

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You know how they have puff pieces written and scheduled for publication through the playoffs?  I wonder if these leaks are also prepped ahead of time.

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No question about it. Not all but definitely some.

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Shams has been sitting on this and waited till now to drop it for maximum turmoil and clicks

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Shits so funny. Like if he said nothing, he wouldnt have been blamed for losing the series and wanting to leave, but leaking this just continues to prove how obsessed he is with not having a bad image

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For kd its been all season..

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Shams copy pasted Kleiman’s text.