Oklahoma City Thunder: It's back to work for MVP Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant didn’t need the title of reigning NBA Most Valuable Player to expedite his eighth media day Monday afternoon inside Chesapeake Energy Arena.

It was his 26th birthday, and he had no problem pulling that card to zip in and out of a convoluted circuit of photographers, television cameras and reporters.

On just his second stop of more than 20 stations, Durant booted buddy Russell Westbrook out of a photo shoot labeled “Station 9.”

“It’s my birthday,” Durant told Westbrook. “And I’ve been here (on the team) longer than you.”