Kevin Durant has been awfully tight-lipped since he left the Golden State Warriors to join the Brooklyn Nets in July. This week, however, he broke his silence in an interview with Chris Hayes of Yahoo Sports. 

The two-time NBA Finals MVP answered a lot of questions including why he chose to come back to the court despite an injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Durant suffered a right calf strain in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets, and was taken off court. Though the Warriors knocked out the Rockets and the following Portland Trail Blazers, the team fell into trouble in the Finals against the Raptors. Meanwhile, there were growing voices questioning why Durant did not come back until he finally took part in Game 5 of the Finals before suffering another injury – this time to his Achilles tendon.

Since then many started to blame Golden State for forcing Durant to play despite his condition, especially with previous comments from Andre Iguodala revealing the team had misstated his leg fracture as bone bruise. Anger was understandable because Achilles tendon injuries have already destroyed the careers of many players like Isiah Thomas, Kobe Bryant, DeMarcus Cousins.

Hayes was straightforward on this when asking Durant the question: Did the Warriors mishandle the injury?

"Hell, no. How can you blame (the Warriors)? Hell, no. I heard the Warriors pressured me into getting back. Nobody never said a word to me during rehab as I was coming back. It was only me and (director of sports medicine and performance) Rick (Celebrini) working out every day."

"Right when the series started, I targeted Game 5. Hell, nah. It just happened. It’s basketball. Sh*t happens. Nobody was responsible for it. It was just the game. We just need to move on from that sh*t because I’m going to be back playing," said Durant.

That night, Durant made it back to the locker room with the help of his teammates as some Raptors fans cheered before Raptors players told them to stop.

Durant said he did not remember hearing the fans but had a message for them: "It will probably be the last time they will be in the Finals."

Durant expressed confidence that he will come back "playing at a high level" and he's probably right. He suffered Achilles tendon injury in his right leg, which is the difference between him and previous super stars who saw their careers destroyed by similar injuries.

Kobe Bryant and Chauncey Billups suffered the same injury in their left legs, Derrick Rose tore his ACL in his left knee, Dwyane Wade had his left knee meniscus removed, and Yao Ming's most serious injuries also mainly hit his left leg and foot.

These right-handed players usually choose the left leg as the pivot and placed most of their force on it. Therefore, left leg injuries had a bigger impact on their performance, both shooting and breaking, than right leg injuries.

Durant hurt his right leg, just like Dominique Wilkins, one of the few players who managed to keep their good performance after suffering an Achilles injury. And if you take a look at his game, you will find that Durant relies more on his left leg with most of his offensive moves on the court.

Considering that Durant is seven-foot tall, has a remarkable touch and is one of the best off-ball players in today's NBA, he should be able to keep most of his scoring capabilities but his explosiveness will no doubt take further hits. Moreover, his defense, especially his footwork will slow down too.