Kevin Durant reached his professional pinnacle a little less than two months ago, finally adding an NBA title and Finals MVP to his basketball mantlepiece.



The celebration was fierce that night and during the days that followed. But life moves on, the summer nights lengthen and things return to off-season normalcy.



Durant has mostly spent his time in Los Angeles the past couple of months, but he’s still been traveling plenty, including a recent trip to India to tour the country, build community courts and even set a Guinness World record for the largest basketball lesson ever (3,459 Indian children participated).



On Thursday, Durant, who is now back in the U.S., took time to chat with The Athletic about his trip and much more.



Included: His first public comments about his decision to take nearly $10 million less than he could’ve gotten this summer, plus he dissects some of the off-season’s biggest moves, including Chris Paul...