Kevin Durant Reveals Why He Skips Showers & Haircuts
Kevin Durant may be one of the NBA's greatest shooters, but when it comes to showers, he'll pass.
The two-time champion and 15x All-Star sat down for an episode of the Unmonitored Podcast with his Houston Rockets teammate Fred VanVleet, and now the internet wants to know what's up with his hygiene.
“I shower, I shower, I shower … but I can go a day without, two days. I can sometimes go two days without, you know what I mean, jump in that water, wait until I get to the gym,” he said. “I just want to go stale for a day or two … I just feel close to, like, the ditches like that.”
Not sure why Durant plays impoverished for fun; however, he wasn't done sharing his peculiar approach to pulling himself together…or, rather, chose not to. When VanVleet asked why he no longer cuts his hair or uses lotion, Durant had a similar reasoning.
“For what? Why get cuts? Why? Why? Why lotion my… Why lotion?,” he said. “I don't lotion my body like that. I can blot my hands when they're a little dry, but I don't. What [makes] I get a cut, really, is when I'm in my room playing the game and my homies are like, 'Yeah, we got the barber on the way. Like, 'Okay, f**k it. If you all get a cut, I'll take one too…' I won't name them myself.
The 37-year-old admitted he wasn't always averse to putting his best foot forward, but it seems he feels better keeping it low-key.
“I used to really worry at one point about, 'Man, I've got to get a cut this week,'” he said. “Then after a while, I was like, 'I'm much more relaxed when I just don't give a**k.'
Well, when you have millions of dollars and the world at your fingertips, you have to find your serenity somehow. Interesting choice from the Easy Money Sniper, though.
Despite his approach to hygiene, one thing that doesn't cut KD is his approach to basketball. When discussing his legacy, Durant made it clear that his only competition is himself. Although he hopes to add a third championship to his impressive NBA resume, the 7-foot phenom doesn't care what anyone has to say about where he ranks among other legends.
“I feel like I've mastered the game and that should be the only goal for any player,” he said. “I don't give *** up Magic Johnson or Larry Bird, what they did compared to me. The standard they set, that's what I want to achieve. Both longevity, relevance, impact on the game, impact on the city. Championships, I want that too.”
He continued,
“When we won the first one, and I realized none of that *** mattered. Like, why am I comparing myself to another guy? I should be playing against myself. In my life, in general, I don't compare myself to anybody in anything I do.”
Well said, KD.
