{"id":125350,"date":"2016-05-27T04:12:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T11:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=125350"},"modified":"2023-06-12T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T22:44:48","slug":"russell-westbrook-kevin-durant-laugh-when-asked-if-curry-is-an-underrated-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/russell-westbrook-kevin-durant-laugh-when-asked-if-curry-is-an-underrated-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Westbrook &#038; Kevin Durant Laugh When Asked If Curry Is An Underrated Defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fSs0bbdDhOA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Russell Westbrook had 31 points, 8 assists, 7 boards and 5 steals in the Thunder's loss in GM5. 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