He talked about “the label’’ but would not mention it by name, as if avoidance could make it vanish into the air. Devon Kennard acknowledged the characterization before immediately renouncing it and only grudgingly uttered the two-word description that is anathema to all who cannot escape its clutches.
“Yeah,’’ Kennard said Monday in a sit-down with The Post. “Injury-prone.’’
He pleads innocent, your honor.
“I just don’t think it’s true,’’ Kennard said, pleasantly but firmly. “I don’t think it’s indicative of who I am. It’s an unfortunate stretch. Things came up, there was nothing I could do about it.