Durant's mother Wanda on his son return to OKC: They’re bold enough to call him a coward

Kevin Durant returned to Oklahoma City for the first time since he left for the Warriors last summer.

And his mother Wanda spoke with USA Today about his son return to the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Per USA Today, “I do understand that the fans here loved Kevin, and they never thought that he would leave,” Wanda told USA TODAY Sports. “Unfortunately he did leave, but he left a legacy here that’s undeniable. And so, for the people to act the way that they did – and I understood the boos. OK, that’s kind of superficial, but the name-calling … It’s the people who make it so personal, and attack his character so viciously, like they know him – (all) because he decided to play somewhere else. But then, the bold thing is they’re standing in my face. They’re bold enough to call him a snake and a coward. One guy even called him – I can’t even say it – the p-word. In my face.”

As for those “Cupcake” chants, that covert way of calling Durant soft in reference to Russell Westbrook’s infamous reaction to his co-star leaving? They left Wanda utterly confused. “Why would you say that?” she asked before listening to the explanation. “Yeah, that bothers me, just to hear that that’s what the cupcake thing is all about. Yeah, that bothers me. Kevin is not soft at all. He’s not soft. He made choices that he wanted to make. But I do get it. I don’t want to minimize the pain and the hurt that a lot of fans felt. They wanted him to stay, and so I understood that. For those people, my heart goes out to them. Some of those people still tell me that we still love him. I wanted him to stay, but I love him. No matter where he goes, I’ll love him because of the person that he was.”