Kevin Durant Was 'F----d Up' After Signing With The Golden State Warriors

A year after he departed from Oklahoma City Thunder to the Golden State Warriors, NBA star Kevin Durant recanted feelings of remorse and reluctance over his life-changing decision.

The 29-year-old Warriors star felt "f---ed up for a while" after he left his former Thunder team and signed with the 73-win Warriors during free agency in 2016, he said in an interview released by San Francisco’s Modern Luxury Wednesday. Thunder fans were stunned after they learned their beloved superstar walked after nine years of dedication and Durant claimed he carried that burden around.

"To have so many people just say, ‘f--k you,’ that really does it to you," Durant told Modern Luxury. "Because I truly had invested everything I had into the people I played for. And for those people that I know and love and trust to turn their back on me after I was fully invested in them, it was just more than I could take. I was upset."

After Durant officially inked the deal, he and agent Rich Kleiman traveled to China July 2016, for a tour of the country sponsored by Nike Basketball. The two described how Durant’s decision weighed on his mind.

"You were f--ed up in China," said Kleima.

"That was before I met anybody from the Warriors and dove into the culture. I was basically on my own," Durant replied.

Kleima received a phone call early in the morning from the Warriors superstar who wanted support, he confessed.

"We were all messed up on jet lag," Kleiman explained, "and I was up at 6 a.m. and he calls me and says, 'Yo, are you up?' And I'm like, 'Yeah, what's up?' And he's like [yelling], 'Why the f--k did you let me do this to my life?' And I'm like, 'Ohh s--t, I'm coming over to your room.'"

"That hotel was rock bottom," Durant said.

After the two toured China, the Warriors forward accepted his decision and turned to his peers who helped him reach peace during the 2016 Rio Olympic games.

"I was worried about how my peers were going to feel about me,” Durant said. "In my profession, that’s the only thing I care about. So when I was talking to stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, and they were like, ‘Congrats, man, do your thing,’ and Paul George was like, ‘Congrats, man, I am happy for you,’ and Kevin Love was like, ‘Shoot, do what you gotta do,’ that eased my mind a little bit, because I want that from my peers."

Durant’s seemingly remorseful anecdote arrived after he bashed the Thunder organization Monday via Twitter. He called his behavior "childish" and "idiotic," Tuesday and apologized.

Fans heavily criticized the Finals MVP when he jumped ship to the Warriors after he and then-teammate Russell Westbrook fell to the Warriors in the 2016 Western Conference Finals after being up 3-1. After Durant joined the Warriors, he immediately lifted the team to an NBA championship against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in June.

Durant even released a shoe with Nike Sept.12 that acknowledged and trolled his "haters." The shoe, dubbed the "Celebration Nike KD 10," sold online shortly after it debuted.