Kevin Durant could also be one of many all-time biggest shooters within the NBA, however in relation to showers, he’ll cross.
The two-time champion and 15x All-Star sat down for an episode of the Unguarded Podcast together with his Houston Rockets teammate Fred VanVleet, and now the web needs to know what’s good together with his hygiene.
“I bathe, I bathe, I bathe… however I’d go a day with out, two days. I’d go two days typically with out, you realize what I imply, hopping in that water, wait ‘til I get to the fitness center,” he stated. “I’d simply need to go musty for a day or two… I similar to to really feel near, like, the trenches like that.”
Not positive why Durant is taking part in impoverished for enjoyable; nevertheless, he wasn’t achieved sharing his peculiar method to pulling himself collectively…or, moderately, selecting to not. When requested by VanVleet why he now not will get his hair minimize or makes use of lotion, Durant had the same line of reasoning.
“For what? Why get cuts? Why? Why? Why lotion my… Why lotion?,” he stated. “I don’t lotion my body like that. I’d lotion my arms in the event that they a bit dry, however I don’t. What [makes] me get a minimize, for actual, is after I’m in my room taking part in the sport and my homies like, ‘Yeah, we obtained the barber on the way in which. Like, ‘All proper, f**okay it. If y’all getting a minimize, I’m going get one, too…’ I ain’t calling them myself.”
The 37-year-old did admit that he wasn’t at all times in opposition to placing his greatest foot ahead, nevertheless it appears he feels higher when he’s maintaining it low-maintenance.
“I actually used to care sooner or later about like, ‘Man, I must get a minimize this week,’” he stated. “Then after some time, I used to be like, ‘I’m far more relaxed after I’m simply not giving a f**okay.’”
Well, when you could have tens of millions of {dollars} and the world at your fingertips, you’ve gotta discover your serenity a technique or one other. Interesting selection from the Easy Money Sniper, nonetheless.
Despite his method to hygiene, one factor KD doesn’t minimize corners on is his method to basketball. When discussing his legacy, Durant made it clear that his solely competitors is himself. Though he hopes so as to add a 3rd championship to his spectacular NBA resume, the 7-foot phenom doesn’t care what anybody has to say about the place he lands amongst different legends.
“I really feel like I’ve mastered the sport and that ought to be the one aim for each participant,” he stated. “I don’t give a f*** about Magic Johnson or Larry Bird, what they’ve achieved compared to me. The customary that they set, I need to attain that. As far as longevity, relevance, impression on the sport, impression on town. Championships, I would like that too.”
He continued,
“When we gained the primary one, and I noticed none of that s*** mattered. Like, why am I evaluating myself to a different man? I ought to be taking part in in opposition to myself. In my life, typically, I’m not evaluating myself to no human being in something that I do.”
Well stated, KD.