Published 12:51 IST, April 24th 2020

Draymond Green claims Kevin Durant changed when LeBron James was considered NBA's best

Draymond Green claimed that something changed in Kevin Durant after he was still considered second best to LeBron James post the 2017 NBA Finals.

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Kevin Durant's controversial exit from Golden State Warriors to Brooklyn Nets ahe of 2019-20 NBA season greeted with some surprise from Warriors fans. two-time NBA Finals MVP has t played a single game this season as he is still recovering from Achilles Tendon injury he suffered in 2018-19 Finals against Raptors. Durant's former Warriors teammate Draymond Green spoke about how Kevin Durant's attitude changed post 2017 NBA Finals when y beat LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Draymond Green says Kevin Durant changed when LeBron James was considered best NBA player

In a recent Instagram Live interview on All Smoke, Warriors star Draymond Green opened up about Kevin Durant’s change in behaviour after 2017 NBA Finals. three-time NBA Champion was quoted as saying "In my opinion, he got best of 'Bron [in 2017 Finals] like Kevin was f---in rocking," Green said. "After that, that was kind of that moment of like, damn Kevin should be best player in NBA w because of what he just did to LeBron. And it's like, you turn on TV next day, and f---in heline is, 'LeBron James still best player in world?' You've got Stephen A. [Smith], you've got all se people debating it, and everybody's still saying LeBron James is best player in world. That's when I kind of felt like it took a turn. And n we came back for 2017-18 season, and Kevin just wasn't as happy."

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12:51 IST, April 24th 2020