Kevin Durant speaks to reporters after the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Charlotte Hornets.
The Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 132-121 on Tuesday evening in North Carolina, and Kyrie Irving scored 50 points and six assists in the win.
After the game, Kevin Durant spoke to reporters about his teammate's huge game, and a clip of him speaking can be seen in a tweet embedded below from SNY's Net Video's Twitter account.
Kevin Durant gave Kyrie Irving's 50 point performance a round of applause tonight:
— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) March 9, 2022
"I've been saying it - it's pure. Everything he does is pure" pic.twitter.com/HrcV6czDwX
"I'm saying it—it's pure," Durant said of Irving. "Everything he does is pure."
The win saw the Nets improve 33–33 from 66 games in the season, and Durant also had a solid game with 14 points, three rebounds and seven assists.
They moved back to eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, and also broke a losing skid in four games.