# @duranthighlights on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcKU1qghP_l
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T00:29:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kevin Durant | KD (@duranthighlights) — https://gondola.cc/duranthighlights

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Real spill ngl lol legit 1/2 more years of James harden development they take over the league!😭🥀

Kevin Durant recently revealed the real reason James Harden’s 2012 trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder still bothered him more than a decade later, admitting that the reaction from LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and other NBA stars was what genuinely pissed him off. Durant explained during Netflix’s Starting 5 that he never expected Harden to leave Oklahoma City after the Thunder had just reached the NBA Finals, especially over what he described as only a couple million dollars in contract negotiations. What frustrated Durant even more was watching players around the league immediately celebrate Harden’s move to Houston, with LeBron and Wade among those publicly congratulating him on the opportunity. To Durant, those messages were not genuine support but evidence that rival players were relieved to see the Thunder’s terrifying young core finally broken apart. He specifically remembered thinking that everyone was simply happy they would no longer have to deal with Durant, Harden and Russell Westbrook together. The candid admission quickly reignited discussion about one of the biggest “what ifs” in NBA history. The clip exploded across platforms like X and Instagram, with fans once again debating just how dominant that Oklahoma City trio could have become if they had stayed together.

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