OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant shot down a circulating rumor Tuesday that the Oklahoma City Thunder are operating with a Finals-or-bust ultimatum in relation to his future free agency.
"To me, it doesn’t [make sense]," Durant said of placing an ultimatum on the team. "You put too much pressure on everybody if you say something like that. Especially my teammates and the organization. They don't deserve that. So I never said that, I never thought that.
"Like I said, I can't control rumors from people who sit behind their desk every day and think of stuff to say.