Fred VanVleet: "I think the gift and the curse with KD …
Fred VanVleet: "I think the gift and the curse with KD is that he’s so open, so authentic, so approachable, and so himself that it leaves room for clowns to jump in and add their own twist. And if he doesn’t come out and directly say, ‘No,’ or go against that — which is what they want — there’s just so much room for clickbait farming when it comes to him. He makes it easy.
He makes it easy for that. I saw that for the first time this year with my own eyes. It’s something that I grew to appreciate with him: his personality, how he approaches things as a superstar.
I don’t think people really appreciate it, and they won’t, because I don’t even know if there’s another guy who will do that like he does — how he engages in it. He’s super regular with it. I think people take advantage of that, and they know that you can run with his story.
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