Kevin Durant is determined to lead the Houston Rockets to an NBA championship this season. But when it comes to committed relationships, the superstar admitted he has, umm, nowhere near the same level of determination.
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Appearing on Bobbi Althoff’s podcast, “Not This Again,” Durant shared why he will not be shooting his shot to get married anytime soon.
“I think divorce is actually more of a realistic… ‘cause I mean, the percentage is higher,” said Durant as Althoff shared with him that 50 % of marriages end in divorce. “That’s not good odds.”
Althoff also shared that Durant goes against the odds on the basketball court, but a former MVP was not trying to hear that.
“Yeah. But still, that’s like banking on the rest, like, forever though…I don’t know if I want to take those odds,” Durant responded.
“It’s just like the word ‘marriage’ that I get, but it’s more so like what that relationship is like,” Durant clarified. “Do I want to be with this somebody every day? Hang with the same person every day?”
Durant explained that growing up, never dreamed of himself as a groom in a wedding, although he’s attended quite a few wedding ceremonies over the years.
“I never really dreamt of having a wedding day,” Durant explained. “It was never really when I go to weddings. It’s like, ‘Oh, this is cool. This is dope. This is cool.’ ” But, he added, “It’s not like it needs to happen in my mind.”
As the conversation continued, Althoff asked Durant what it would take to change his mind about entering a long-term romantic relationship, and the NBA legend said that he’s just looking for “the basics” without “expectations.”
“Oh, just somebody I can hang out with every day that I can talk to, that’s cool. You know, the basics,” Durant said. “Somebody I could really be friends with, and not look at it as if, like, ‘You’re my girlfriend,’ ‘I’m your boyfriend.’ Like that expectation, that title, that cloud that comes with that, instead of like, just us being natural friends,” he told the host. “I’d rather that.”
He also shared how his mood swings can be challenging for a potential partner.
“No expectations is a little better for me, ‘cause sometimes I might not want to talk to you or see you,” the star added.
While the odds are as slim as his own frame, Durant did offer a glimmer of hope that he may settle down one day in a long-term committed relationship.
“I’m open-minded,” Durant said, “I’m sure that may happen. I’m not closing the door or nothing — but I’m not expecting it. That’s all I’m saying.”
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