{"id":166198,"date":"2025-02-21T15:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=166198"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:57:13","slug":"that-was-a-game-to-remember-kevin-durant-comments-on-orlovi-locker-room-footage-and-pesics-speech-videoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/that-was-a-game-to-remember-kevin-durant-comments-on-orlovi-locker-room-footage-and-pesics-speech-videoc\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;THAT WAS A GAME TO REMEMBER&#8221;: Kevin Durant comments on Orlovi locker room footage and Pe\u0161i\u0107\u2019s speech! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong>, the <strong>all-time leading scorer<\/strong> for <strong>Team USA<\/strong>, was a <strong>major problem for Serbia<\/strong> at the Olympic Games, something that <strong>Serbian national team coach Svetislav Pe\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> strongly emphasized during his fiery locker room speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durant had not played for <strong>a month<\/strong> before the Olympics, yet he returned to action against <strong>Serbia in the first round<\/strong>. What followed was <strong>a basketball masterclass<\/strong> (5\/5 from three), as Durant finished the game with <strong>only one missed shot and 23 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <strong>infuriated Pe\u0161i\u0107<\/strong>, who stormed into the locker room and <strong>started shouting at his players<\/strong>. For the first time, this moment was revealed in the documentary series <strong>&#8220;Court of Gold&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*&#8221;This Durant, the best player on the court, hits five threes on you, just like that. So, WHO ARE YOU GUARDING?! WHO?! HIM\u2026 YOU GUARD HIM!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re not watching anything, you&#8217;re not watching a single player, just watching him. My mistake. I should\u2019ve put another guy on Durant. If we can&#8217;t see that ourselves, then what are we doing? He\u2019s going to shoot, what else would he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He got the ball like\u2026 all alone, like a ghost,&#8221;* Pe\u0161i\u0107 yelled, delivering a <strong>similar rant at halftime against Australia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the <strong>semifinal match<\/strong>, Pe\u0161i\u0107 made another strong statement, saying the team had to <strong>&#8220;tear Durant apart&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asked Kevin Durant about if he&#39;s seen this scene&#8230;<br><br>He has&#8230;<br><br>&quot;To get a little sneak peek into their locker room and hear that was uh&#8230;it made me smile&quot;<br><br>KD also talked about how cool it was to be a part of that story<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDTrey5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KDTrey5<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@netflix<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SunsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SunsUp<\/a>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SUWEOcRq1f\">https:\/\/t.co\/SUWEOcRq1f<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/peR7vPbYIm\">pic.twitter.com\/peR7vPbYIm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cory Mose (@Cory_Mose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cory_Mose\/status\/1892322477574918603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the <strong>final showdown<\/strong>, Pe\u0161i\u0107 once again singled out Durant in a speech that drew particular attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*&#8221;Listen carefully now. If anyone benefited from these two games we played against them, it\u2019s us. You felt them. You felt Durant. Stick to him, rip him apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody here respects us. They\u2019ve already announced who\u2019s playing in the final\u2014<strong>without us<\/strong>. So, please, let\u2019s show them our pride,&#8221;* Pe\u0161i\u0107 urged his players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a <strong>few days<\/strong> after the documentary was released, <strong>Kevin Durant responded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE IN ENGLISH:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02VHJd5AyBDEALXVagYip7BF72Md96gVRyyrK9RSZbdXCJ19NFiZh1p3zqvDUjwqmyl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>He decided to <strong>reply to Pe\u0161i\u0107<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*&#8221;It was truly special to be part of that story. The Olympics are always special to me, but these in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have great respect for the other countries we played against, as well as for their coaches, and it was interesting to get a glimpse into their locker rooms and hear all of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It even made me laugh a bit. That was a game to remember for me, and I\u2019m glad people got to see it and relive the moment,&#8221;* Durant said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/chicago-serbs-show-big-hearts-fundraiser-for-the-first-serbian-orthodox-church-in-the-caribbean-a-big-success-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CHICAGO SERBS SHOW BIG HEARTS: Fundraiser for the first Serbian Orthodox church in the Caribbean a big success! 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