You never know, though. It could have been a stunt pressured onto him by his (or the NBA's) PR team. Also, the media love stirring shit. It gives them shit (as literal as this context allows) to talk about.
Watching him on court, and his reactions to things, I think he's fine. I do see the humility in Durant, though. He's powerful.
I DON'T like Perkins. What a dick.