The Golden State Warriors may not be too keen on the customary White House visit following their recent NBA Championship, but that didn’t stop Kevin Durant from talking up a message he received from the former resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
During a podcast interview with The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Durant let slip that, shortly after winning, he received a text from none other than hoops fan Barack Obama.
Below is a transcript of the exchange (via For The Win):
Durant: “Obama. He sent a text through somebody to get to me.”
Simmons: “What’d he say?”
Durant: “’Congrats. Your defense was really good,’ which was random … and he told me to enjoy it, have some fun, typical stuff. I wasn’t expecting that.”
You can hear the interview in its entirety below or listen to Durant discuss the Obama text at about 43:15.
This isn’t the first time that Durant has found himself in Obama’s good graces. In 2014, Durant was the recipient of a much warmer greeting than the dude in line ahead of him when the then-President visited a Team USA workout.
That interaction was reportedly the inspiration for this hilarious Key and Peele bit about Obama changing up his greetings for acquaintances of different races.
I wouldn't hold your breath on a Trump text, K.D. Sorry.