- ABC News
- January 24, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, who was ejected late in Tuesday's 123-112 victory?over the New York Knicks, apologized Wednesday after accusing official James Williams after the game of targeting him. Durant said Tuesday that the beef with Williams began early in the game. "Well, the first half, I was dribbling up the right side and I made a left-to-right cross, and he said I carried," Durant said. "I kind of let that go. I asked him where he got the carry from. He said I froze the defender, and I said that's what the crossover is for and that's why I do it, to freeze my defender. "And he tried to make a bunch of excuses, and I told him he was wrong, and he went into halftime probably with an attitude. So the second half, his whole thing is like he's trying to get me." But on Wednesday at practice, Durant said, "I looked at the plays, a couple techs, and I was being an a--h--- last night. I was being a jerk." "That...