Kevin Durant defended teammate Zaza Pachulia, saying he doesn’t think Pachulia intended to hurt Russell Westbrook.
During Saturday’s game between the Warriors and Thunder, Pachulia appeared to fall intentionally on Westbrook while the Thunder guard was on the ground after losing his balance.
Zaza doesn’t belong in this league… he doesn’t need to fall here and he certainly doesn’t have to dive at russ legs pic.twitter.com/WAorx4NFbz
— Kermit (@HeyItsKermit_) February 25, 2018
Pachulia’s landing on Westbrook looked to be unnecessary. Not surprisingly, Westbrook and teammate Paul George felt the dive was intentional.
On Sunday, after looking at replays of the incident, Durant said he didn’t think Pachulia intended to hurt Westbrook.
At Warriors practice in New York, Kevin Durant says he didn't think Zaza Pachulia intended to hurt Russell Westbrook last night and he's glad Westbrook is OK: pic.twitter.com/1PleBvEkxv
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) February 26, 2018
Durant may be in the minority on this one. We know how members of the Thunder feel about what Pachulia did. Kyrie Irving went a step further, saying the NBA “has to take a look at this man.”
