Kevin Durant recalled one specific point in his career when Kobe Bryant had a question for him. Bryant wanted to know about a pindown Durant came off of to score on. Surprised that a player of Bryant’s caliber asked him for advice, Durant didn’t have the answer Bryant was looking for.
“I’m like, you’re Kobe,” Durant said, “you know?”
On Tuesday, Durant reflected on the life and tragic death of Bryant, who, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash Sunday in Southern California.
“It’s still hard to process,” said Durant, speaking with local reporters for the first time since September. “It’s a tragedy. It makes so many people in the world so sad.
“Having an opportunity to compete against Kobe and being around him in a human space was a joy. It’s hard to comprehend all of this, but just having that time and those moments with Kobe, it was always about pressing forward. At…
