Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins played together on the Oklahoma City Thunder from February 2011 to February 2015.
KD used to say that Perk was his favorite teammate ever. But the two recently had a falling out of sorts, which culminated in a highly publicized Twitter exchange a couple of weeks ago.
But in the aftermath of Kobe Bryant's unthinkable death, Perkins has extended an olive branch to Durant.
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It started with a tweet Sunday afternoon.
"I'm not about to let that go another day down the drain behind a B.S. Twitter beef that's not called for," Perkins later explained during an exclusive phone conversation with NBC Sports Boston's Gary Tanguay. "And our brotherhood, our friendship is more valuable.
"And I also wanted the world to see, hey, if you having problems with a loved one, a friend, a family member, whoever, hey, life is too short. The next 60 seconds is not promised. Nip that in the bud and heal those wounds with those people that you love and get past it. That's what I wanted to do.
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"And I wanted to reach out to KD to let him know like, I love you bro. And I'm not afraid to let the world see that I love you."
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One would have to assume that Perkins has tried to contact the two-time NBA MVP directly, but hasn't been able to get through.
KD -- like many others across the globe -- probably still is mourning Kobe's tragic death.