Kevin Durant destroys the journalist who said that the Suns' locker room is toxic: "It is unfair and lazy"

The Phoenix Suns were the team most involved in speculations and rumors regarding trades at the last Trade Deadline, excluding the Los Angeles Lakers. The noise was about their pursuit of the then Miami Heat star, Jimmy Butler. It was no secret that the Arizona team was pushing hard for the 35-year-old player, and vice versa. After the dust settled, the Golden State Warriors ultimately got the deal done.

It was a failed chase that Phoenix must move on from. However, moving on seems to be a problem. According to Ramona Shelburne, a reputable ESPN reporter, the Suns' locker room is toxic following the Butler trade failure. She stated this last week on NBA Today. If Shelburne's information is accurate, it only adds to the disappointing season the Suns have endured so far. The team led by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker is underperforming. With the All-Star weekend about to interrupt the regular season, the Suns stand at a 50% record, with 26 wins and as many losses. They currently hold the tenth spot in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, Durant is having a spectacular season in terms of production, just like Booker. Both are scoring the same number of points per game (26) and have managed to avoid major injuries.

The Suns have problems, and losing Butler was undoubtedly a blow. However, Durant is on the other side of Shelburne's toxic comments, to which he responded on Monday through The Arizona Republic's Duane Rankin.

Kevin Durant's Words

"I heard Ramona Shelburne come out and say our locker room is toxic. I try to tell people who aren't too much in this game that it's easy to say our locker room isn't connected when you walk in there 45 minutes before, and guys are in their game mode and not talking to each other. Four or five guys might be in the training room, a few might be in the weight room. It's not a cozy environment right before the game, you know? That's part of getting ready to play.

"I think it's unfair and lazy to categorize our team as toxic when you walk in there for five minutes over four months. Is that the only time you've been in our locker room, and then you can narrate? I don't think that's fair to us, but like I said, that's part of the game. Part of the business we signed up for."

Whatever happened, or didn't happen, with the plans to bring Butler to the desert is old news. Phoenix should be much better than they are right now. They traded for an upgrade at center before the deadline for Nick Richards. Now, Durant and Booker have to carry the team and lead them to the playoffs. How far they go thereafter depends on them. Butler is not there; they only have who they have. Another early exit in the playoffs would be terrible. Missing the playoffs, even worse. If the locker room is solid, the Suns have no excuses.

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