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Brooklyn Nets: Kevin Durant gives defense a try in football

By Sameer Kumar

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 29: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets in action against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on November 29, 2019 in New York City. The Nets defeated the Celtics 112-107. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 29: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets in action against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on November 29, 2019 in New York City. The Nets defeated the Celtics 112-107. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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A video of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant surfaced of him giving defense a try, but in a different sport. How well did that go? Let’s take a look.

ESPN, as well as other sports media outlets, are starved for content nowadays. Luckily for them, they were able to find footage of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant giving defense a try in football.

To put it very nicely, it didn’t go well for him at all. Durant tried faking out the acting lineman here, and as he was going right, he seemed hesitant and didn’t go full speed.

Durant was then swallowed up by the lineman and got completely off-balance, but was able to regain his footing for a second. He then tried to spin away from the lineman and get him off-balance again and break free, but he was again contained pretty well and was pushed to the floor.

It’s very much safe to say that he has no chance to ever be a linebacker or defensive end in the NFL, but he has proven to be a solid defender in the NBA using his length inside for some good rim protection.

Although KD is a freak of nature, his build probably wouldn’t fit very well on the offensive side of football, as he stands at 6’10” and only 240 pounds to show for all that height.

Wide receivers are usually much shorter than that with a little more muscle, and although some tight ends are known to be very tall, they don’t normally reach 6’10” and they have a lot more muscle and weight on them.

In basketball, however, Durant can use his size and frame to his advantage on offense, as it’s not human for a guy his size to be able to drive to the rim like he does and throw down all those dunks. He can also shoot the three-pointer like a guard, and get some very easy looks in the mid-range and on post-ups.

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Having said all of that, we can definitively say that Durant picked the right sport, as he’s a two-time champion with two Finals MVP’s, a regular-season MVP in 2014, a nine-time All-NBA honoree and a 10-time All-Star (and counting) including several other accomplishments that he can put on his resume that will be sure to get him into the Hall of Fame at the end of his playing career.