“Some people thought we were a college team,” Durant said. “They said, ‘Good luck and hopefully you’ll make it to NBA.” We were like, ‘All right.’”
Asked if he’s been recognized much in Istanbul in the week the Team USA forward has been here for the World Championship, Durant said he really hasn’t been out of the hotel except to go to games and practices.
One thing is for sure. There are no posters of Durant in Turkey. The American most often featured on posters promoting the Worlds is Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, and he’s not even here after dropping out, along with all the other members of the 2008 Olympic team, in early July. Either the printing deadline was quite early or nobody in Turkey bothered checking the Internet.
Regardless, Durant doesn’t mind in the least that he’s not getting much hype here in Istanbul despite being the only player from last season’s All-NBA first team playing in the Worlds. In fact, there are no players from Turkey off the All-NBA second and third teams either.
“I’m fine with it,” Durant said. “I like to be under the radar.”
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Durant gives plenty of credit to his mother, Wanda Pratt, for helping him stay humble.
“I’ve always been like that,” he said. “My mom always told me to never brag no matter how many points I score. I’m always going to say, ‘I did OK and I can do better’ because I know I can. I do feel good sometimes when I have a good game but there’s no need to brag at all because you never know when it can be taken away. So I continue to be humble.”
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