Kevin Durant was nearly brought to tears at his Suns introductory press conference Thursday when he spoke about his love for his former Nets teammates.
got very emotional during his Phoenix Suns' introductory press conference ... fighting back tears as he spoke about how much he loves his former Brooklyn Nets teammates.
The moment happened when the 13-time All-Star was asked to sum up his experience in BK in front of fans at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Thursday.Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. That's when Durant -- who was traded to the Suns last week -- choked up, saying his former teammates meant a lot to him during his four years in Brooklyn.
"I love those guys," Durant said with tears in his eyes."I get emotional talking about 'em because that was a special four years of my career, coming off an Achilles [injury] and they helped me a lot."
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