# @duranthighlights on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeU_HnPFNEh
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-10T20:52:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kevin Durant | KD (@duranthighlights) — https://gondola.cc/duranthighlights

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He’s right too, even if Russ doesn’t wanna score he can just play a Mike Conley 10x role with assists and rebounds! 👀💯 (SWIPE)

Kevin Durant says Russell Westbrook’s retirement caught him off guard.

“I was a little sad.”

KD said he genuinely believed Russ still had plenty left physically and could have kept playing for years.

“I thought Russ still had 5 or 6 more years left. He’s an athletic body that can still impact the game positively.”

But above everything else, Durant made sure to give Westbrook his flowers.

“Congrats to him on an iconic career.”

After everything they shared early in their careers, KD clearly still has a ton of respect for what Russ was able to do in this league.

#kevindurant #russellwestbrook #nbanews #nbatalk #nbadiscussion 

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