Durant got congratulatory text from Barack Obama after winning NBA title

Barack Obama was among those who reached out to Kevin Durant after the Golden State Warriors captured the NBA title Monday night.

Appearing on the latest episode of "The Bill Simmons Podcast," Durant said the most surprising congratulatory text he received was from the former President of the United States.

Durant: "Obama, well, he sent a text through somebody to get to me."

Simmons: "What'd he say?"

Durant: "'Congrats, your defense was really good,' which was random."

Simmons: "KD's like, 'My defense has always been good, Mr. Former President!'"

Durant: "He told me to enjoy it. Have some fun. You know, typical stuff. But I wasn't expecting that."

The exchange starts around the 43:30 mark: