Kevin Durant

Allen Iverson explains why he rooted for Kevin Durant to win the 2017 NBA title

Published Jun. 14, 2017 7:45 p.m. ET

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Andrew Lynch

Newly minted NBA champion Kevin Durant — a phrase which will remain novel for at least the duration of this summer — turned heads this week with a comparison of Kyrie Irving to the Answer, Allen Iverson.

Durant was on The Bill Simmons podcast Wednesday, and when asked how the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard stacks up to the Hall of Famer, Durant didn't pull any punches (via SI.com):

“Kyrie’s better than A.I. to me. Skill for skill, his handle is better ... I feel like Kyrie got more skill. I’m sorry.”

IVERSON: "LeBron's the best in the world. But sometimes, the better team beats you, man. They got beat by the better team. It happened to me before. It happened to me before.

"I love Kyrie. I love Tyronn Lue. You know what I mean? But I wanted to see Durant win, because he ain't never did it. I love his mama. I love everything he stands for. That's the only reason I was going for Golden State. I wanted Durant to feel what I never got the chance to feel, and they deserve it.

"I wanted Barkley to feel it. I wanted Ewing to feel it. Because LeBron's gonna win some more. He's gonna do it."

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