Intro:

Miami Heat's LeBron James and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant spoke on Saturday (17 May) ahead of the start of the NBA Conference finals.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder Forward, on Serge Ibaka's injury:

"It's just unfortunate for us and for Serge, you know. Somebody that loves the game so much can have to sit out at the peak of the season, being the playoffs but he's always going to be there with us, encouraging us and being a great teammate. But it is unfortunate, but it happens in this league - nobody is ever going to feel sorry for us, nobody doesn't care really. We just got to, we got to keep lifting him up individually as a team-mate, as a brother, but we have to come together and move forward."

SOUNDBITE (English): Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder Forward:

"We got to get back in transition, they've been pushing a lot. Control the three-point line and just man up on defence, you know? One-on-one defence is going to be the key."