Kevin Durant Rides A Scooter, Says He’s Like Nick Saban (Video)
While rehabbing from his injury, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is riding a scooter and compared his coaching ability to Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban
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Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Kevin Durant is projected to miss six-to-eight weeks as he rehabs from his surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his right foot. On Tuesday, he met with the media for the first time since the procedure and he entered the room rolling in on a scooter.
He appears to be in high spirits.
“It’s definitely a different experience for me,” Durant said Tuesday via Royce Young of ESPN.com. “I’ve never been injured before, but the Thunder’s been great to get me to the best surgeon, and rehab has been going well so far. Everything is progressing and I’m looking forward to these next few weeks of getting better.”
He’s also taken to coaching, comparing himself to one of college football’s all-time greats.
“I feel like Nick Saban, just rolling around in my scooter from court to court giving advice and trying to help out as much as I can,” he explained. “I’m looking at the positive side of it. It’s a win-win, basically, because I’m learning a lot while I’m out about the game and my teammates are getting lots of opportunities because there are a lot of minutes out there to help the team.”
It’s good to see Kevin Durant out there – the NBA is a better place when he is.
Here is your video evidence of the scooter:
Kevin Durant averaged 32.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 50.3% from the floor, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 87.3% from the charity stripe during the regular season. In his career, he’s averaged 27.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 47.9% from the field, 37.7% from three and 88.2% from the field.
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