Portland Trail Blazers Joke About Not Drafting Kevin Durant 1st Overall
The Portland Trail Blazers selected oft-injured Ohio State big man Greg Oden first overall in the 2007 NBA draft.
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, who was taken at No. 2 by the Seattle SuperSonics, apparently still hasn't forgotten that snub.
Following Golden State's 126-113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Oracle Arena Thursday, Durant spoke with TNT's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude about the factย Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and 2018 All-Star Game captain LeBron James chose him first to face Stephen Curry's team on Feb. 18:
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"Well, finally somebody picked me No. 1," Durant remarked in a clear reference to the draft from 11 years ago.
The Trail Blazersย tweeted a humorous meaย culpa in response: "Our bad."
Everybody makes mistakes, Portland.
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