Durant Shocks: ‘I Went Through Depression And It Hit Me Badly – I Felt Insecure About My Appearance’

This summer the Kevin Durant made the big decision to leave the Phoenix Suns and join the young and highly qualified body of the Houston Rocketswith the aim of course of claiming one more championship in his great career.

The 37-year-old superstar, who a few days ago signed a contract extension with the “Rockets” until the summer of 2028, made a shocking revelation regarding the mental health problems he faced a few years ago.

Specifically, speaking on a podcast, “KD”, stated that six years ago he suffered from severe depression due to his appearancefeeling insecure and that he draws a lot of attention to himself because of his height and weight…

“I’ve been depressed before, I felt insecure about my appearance. It was about 6 years ago and it hit me hard. I got over it because it was stupid to care about something like that. I felt like I was too tall and too thin, and that I stood out from the rest of the world for no reason. Now I’ve accepted it,” he said among other things.

It is noteworthy that at that time, the experienced forward was at the height of his career, being the future of the Golden State Warriors, with whom he won the 2017 and 2018 championships.

Kevin Durant reveals he was depressed because he thought he ‘was too tall, too skinny’

KD says he was able to snap it out and was able to accept his looks??

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