“I used to be a big fan of the NBA until Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors,” he said in a Q&A with C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic.
Part of Votto’s reasoning was seeing Durant, like LeBron James, leave his original team.
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Votto figured the Stephen Curry-Klay Thompson-Draymond Green core didn’t need to add an “all-time great,” as Votto described Durant.
“It was like they used the cheat code when they signed Kevin Durant,” Votto told Rosecrans. “I completely stopped watching it, keeping track of it, I spoke outwardly with my friends and anybody I’ve chatted with about basketball. I would cite that as a reason I don’t follow the NBA anymore.”
Durant has missed the Warriors’ last six playoff games, including their loss in Game 1 of the Finals in Toronto, with a calf strain. He is already out for Game 2 on Sunday.
Votto is hopeful Durant takes more time to heal.
“We’re in very big trouble if Kevin Durant comes back,” Votto told Rosecrans.
