Kevin Durant hits back at Charles Barkley’s “bus driver” criticism.
You don’t need to explain anything to describe a comment Charles Barkley. He says it as if there is no compromise, whether one likes it or not. One of those who didn’t like it was Kevin Durant when he played for Golden State Warriors.
In the latest episode of the Netflix Docuseries Starting Five, Durant he looked back at the commentt Barkley made 2022. Basically, he criticized Durant for not taking on the leadership role enough and therefore shouldn’t necessarily be chasing a championship.
“If you don’t drive a bus, don’t walk around talking about yourself as a champion,” Barkley said.
In the series, Durant didn’t hold back.
“I drove the bus, I filled the gas tank, I was the gas, I was the wheels, the axle, the brakes.”
Charles Barkley 2022: “If you don’t drive a bus, don’t walk around talking about yourself as a champion.”
Kevin Durant: “I drove the bus, I filled the gas tank, I was the gas, I was the wheels, the axle, the brakes.”
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 16, 2025
Durant played for the Warriors from 2016 to 2019. During that time, he played in four NBA Finals and won two championships in 2017 and 2018. In both of those years, Durant was named Finals MVP.
After 2019, Durant was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. in 2022, The Warriors won the NBA title without Durant, defeating the Boston Celtics in six games.
Kevin Durant did his thing with the Warriors
Say what you will about Durant, but no one can deny that he had a big impact on Golden State. He didn’t win those Finals MVPs for nothing.
During his three years, Durant averaged 25.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. Furthermore, the Warriors won 154 of the 208 games in which he played.
During the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. Durant tore his Achilles. However, the combination of him, Steph Curry, Draymond Green and others was a force to be reckoned with during that stretch.
After all, they won a career-high 73 games during the 2016 season. So, in the grand scheme of things, Durant kept riding the bus.
2025-10-16 15:56:00
