When the vultures recently began circling around Scott Brooks, both Kevin Durant and fellow All-Star teammate Russell Westbrook publicly went to bat for their head coach.
Nevertheless, the OKC Thunder relieved Brooks of his duties following seven largely successful seasons Wednesday, and Durant issued a heartfelt statement about the difficult decision.
KD says he supports the move, but stressed just how much Scott had helped his career move forward.
Kevin Durant says he “100 percent” supports OKC’s decision to fire Brooks and looks forward to the future in OKC – pic.twitter.com/h2NZKncDh8
— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) April 22, 2015
