Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant requests trade

Yahoo Finance anchor Brian Cheung discusses the latest NBA free agency news and delivers a message to Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant.

Video transcript

BRIAN CHEUNG: The big news shaking the world is that Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant yesterday abruptly requesting a trade. We saw some Twitter action yesterday. The NBA, greater than every reality TV or scripted drama.

AKIKO FUJITA: Isn't that why you said you love the NBA? Remember, we talked about that before? Not when it involves your team.

BRIAN CHEUNG: I'm-- honestly, if I could just talk to-- is this camera three over here? I'm just going to talk directly to--

AKIKO FUJITA: Oh, here it comes. Here it comes.

BRIAN CHEUNG: I'm going to talk directly to Kevin Durant, if he's watching this. Why did you have to do this? You had to be that dramatic? You had to wait until a few days after Kyrie Irving re-signed? Just being dramatic-- again, by the way. So--

AKIKO FUJITA: Yes, and maybe that's what you get for making fun of me and Russell Westbrook.

BRIAN CHEUNG: You know this is going to have implications for the Lakers, too, so--

AKIKO FUJITA: We'll be watching.

BRIAN CHEUNG: Well, we'll stay on the topic of sports on the other side of this break as we break down all that's happening in--