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Kevin Durant says he is 'about spreading love always' after the following words at shootaround: "I felt like we could have just kept playing basketball and kept quiet as an organization."

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Kevin Durant addressed the latest situation at Brooklyn Nets with Kyrie Irving's five-game suspension.

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The Nets superstar said he wants to stay away from the whole fuss.

"I'm not here to judge somebody or talk down on the life or how they feel their views. I just didn't like anything that went on. I felt like it was all unnecessary," Durant said, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post. "I felt like we could have just kept playing basketball and kept quiet as an organization."

The Nets suspended Irving for no fewer than five games Thursday night, saying they were "dismayed" that the star guard did not denounce antisemitism when speaking to reporters.

"This is the way the NBA is now, media, so many outlets now and their stories hit pretty fast now. So that's where all the chaos is coming from. Everybody has an opinion on the situation, and we're hearing it nonstop," added KD.

Later, he went on Twitter to clarify what he said at this morning's shootaround.

"Just wanna clarify the statements I made at shootaround, I see some people are confused... I don't condone hate speech or anti-semitism, I'm about spreading love always. Our game Unites people and I wanna make sure that's at the forefront."

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