"For all the talk about Kevin Durant(notes) and Russell Westbrook(notes) not getting along, at times, during the playoffs last season, Durant denies there's a rift between the Oklahoma City Thunder's two stars. And he wants to make sure Westbrook stays in OKC.

"We butt heads just like any other players because we are both competitive, we both want to go at it, we both have ideas," Durant said in a phone interview with Yahoo! Sports on Saturday while on the movie set of his upcoming Warner Bros. film, "Switch." "That's going to happen. But I support him 100 percent. Of course, I hated when people were saying the stuff they were saying, and he hated it as well. I didn't want it to get to his head. I hate when people try to creep into the group and try to break things up.

"I enjoy playing with Russell so much. I hope he understands that, and I'm sure he does. I'm looking forward to next season already. The last thing I've been worrying about is what people say about Russ, and I'm sure that's the last thing he's worrying about as well.""