On Monday, Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard made some troubling remarks about the city of Toronto and Canada when discussing the possibility of NBA superstar Kevin Durant being traded to the Raptors on First Things First. “Great city, but it’s not America. And you feel it when you’re there, I tell you. Especially as an African-American. It’s a different situation than African-Americans are used to,” Broussard said. Canadian basketball fans, as well as members of the NBA media sphere, took to Twitter to express their confusion and disappointment with Broussard’s comments. Some chose to channel their embarrassment through humor, cracking jokes and sharing memes about Broussard’s odd choice of words. Durant has the sports world anxiously awaiting news on his future after he made a trade request to the Brooklyn Nets, dropping a bombshell as the NBA free agency window opened last week. While the two-time champion reportedly prefers to be traded to either the Phoenix Suns or the Miami Heat, the Raptors have emerged as serious contenders to acquire Durant’s services. Over the weekend, Toronto’s odds of landing KD increased from +3000 on Friday to the second best performance to +250 on Sunday, per DraftKings. Broussard’s comments may be troubling, but it appears that Durant already has a favorable impression of Toronto, praising the city, the team and its players on multiple occasions in the past. Fans online have been engaged in debate over whether or not to trade for the 2014 MVP and which players should be included in a potential deal. Toronto is no stranger to making a big star in the trade market, acquiring widely disaffected Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for DeMar Derozan in 2018. The move famously paved the way for the Raptors’ first championship in 2019, before Leonard leaves in free agency next offseason. Kevin Durant shocked the NBA when he asked to leave Brooklyn last week. Could he land in Toronto? (Getty Images) It’s hard to count out Masai Ujiri and Co. in Durant’s sweepstakes, especially if it means another run at the title. However, the number of assets that would have to be given up in this deal would likely supersede anything we’ve ever seen in the NBA. The story continues But while we wait for the historic trade to go down, we’ll offer Durant and his crew some advice. Don’t listen to Chris Broussard. More from Yahoo Sports
