Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook didn’t seem amused with Peyton Manning’s ESPYS joke (Video)
By Jack Crosby
Peyton Manning made a crack at Kevin Durant during the ESPYS on Wednesday, and KD didn’t seem all too pleased. Russell Westbrook wasn’t that happy either.
Peyton Manning is hosting the annual ESPYS on Wednesday in Los Angeles, and as is customary, the former Colts and Broncos quarterback got the festivities started off with some jokes. Now one of these jokes was directed toward Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant — although, the newly-minted NBA Champion didn’t seem all that amused. What’s more, former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook wasn’t all that pleased either.
You see, Manning made a joke about Durant maybe wanting to join the US Women’s Gymnastics team, given all the success they had last year at the Rio Olympics. Get it? Because Durant left the Thunder to join the juggernaut Warriors to get a ring last summer?
Well Manning made this joke, and the camera of course panned to Durant. And when the camera did hit KD’s face, it was pretty obvious that he was not all that happy. When Manning brought Westbrook into the fold, he seemed to share the same sentiment.
Now there is the small chance that Durant was mean-mugging to play along with the joke, but that seems pretty unlikely. He’s never really been a fan of people cracking jokes at the expense of his move, but he really does need to lighten up in settings such as these.
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You see, in the end, he attained something people thought he never would with the Thunder. He recently got himself that ring he wanted so desperately, so the jokes should just be rolling off his back at this point.
As for Russ, well … we all know that Brodie will carry this beef about as long as he possibly can.