Stephen A. Smith Alleges Kevin Durant is Unhappy On The Phoenix Suns

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns crashed out of the first round of the 2024 Playoffs after being swept, ending what was supposed to be a contending season in the worst possible way. To make matters worse, Stephen A. Smith is reporting that Durant is unhappy with the Suns after the season.

“It is a problem. We don’t see it ’cause the stats are there. Him and (Devin) Booker average 27 points a game and what have you, but they say Kevin Durant is never happy. They say he went more than a month without even talking to the head coach (Frank Vogel). They say he doesn’t look happy there."

Durant's focus on just playing basketball and not being a locker-room leader is a cause for concern.

“All he wants to do is play when the game starts and tip-off time arrives, but when it comes to ingratiating yourself with your teammates and getting along with everybody and stuff like that, he just lives in his own world.”

Smith also drew parallels between what Durant is doing now and what we saw him do on the Warriors before leaving the franchise in 2019.

“It's similar to what he was doing in Golden State before leaving, which is what was driving Draymond Green crazy, which is why he ultimately got into it on the court in that Clippers game and what have you. You hear stuff, you hear stuff, you hear about the level of unhappiness, etc, etc. And you get tired of it because when you don’t want to talk and you don’t want to answer questions, you don’t want to lead in a very visible way, that forces other people to have to step up and take on a level of culpability that they don’t want to stomach.”

Smith took a shot at the Suns' perceived big three trio, saying that Durant, Booker, and Bradley Beal fit the bill of a big three in all aspects outside on-court production.

"They're not a big three. They're a big three in money. They're a big three in name. But they ain't a big three in level of production."