Kevin Durant - Meant 'no ill will' with Draymond comments in wake of ban - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant said Monday night he is glad to see Draymond Green reinstated and that he meant «no ill will» or harm when he said last month that he hopes the Golden State Warriors star «gets the help that he needs» following what has been «incident after incident.»

Speaking on a new episode of his podcast, «The Draymond Green Show,» released earlier Monday, Green said he was initially «really pissed» when he saw what Durant said shortly after Green struck Suns center Jusuf Nurkic during a game on Dec. 12, an incident that led to an indefinite suspension by the NBA.

However, Green said that once he was able to view Durant's comments through a different lens and not take the word «help» so negatively, it helped him grow and take a step forward.

Durant, speaking to reporters after Phoenix's 138-111 loss to the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena, explained he meant no disrespect with his initial comments and noted how glad he is to see his former Warriors teammate nearing a return to game action.

«You got to look at it from my perspective, like before I had made those comments, [people were] saying Draymond's going to therapy and s---,» Durant said. «Like what am I supposed to think? They say somebody going to therapy, I'm hoping he gets better from that, and hope he learned from whatever he feels like he needs to learn from going to therapy.

»I'm glad he's back. I'm glad he can move past that. Draymond is an incredible teammate. He got his times where he loses temper, but everybody has those times and I'm sure they all [are] happy to have him back. But I didn't mean no ill will by what I said. I know some people look at me as this malicious snake, passive aggressive. I know how people feel about me