Berry Tramel, the Newsok Poll and Durant’s Return in February

Berry Tramel appears to be lost. I’ll need to play my Durant closure music for him one more time. He’s lost. Totally. The writer who along with now San Jose Mercury News scribe Anthony Slater gave us the Mr. Unreliable story several seasons ago in the Memphis series and who just recently called Durant a douchebag can’t decide if he wants to be aggressive or passive.

He wrote a piece telling his readers why they should applaud Durant in February when the Warriors come to OKC. Fortunately for them they weren’t buying any of that bullshit. A poll with four options accompanied the piece. Tramel’s suggestion wasn’t reflected in the results of the poll.

The option which won the poll was just remaining absolutely silent when Durant was announced for his opening lineup call.

I’m not a booer. Athletes aren’t boo worthy. Trump is, Durant isn’t. Lyin’ Ted Cruz is, Draymond Green isn’t. So if you want to boo go ahead–it’s your individual constitutional right. None of us should be telling others how to handle this.

I will admit to have called both Ron Artest and JR Smith cock roaches during heated playoff games, but I never booed either of them.

I won’t be booing nor applauding Durant in February at the Peake. I’ll be cheering Westbrook. Cheering Steven Adams. Urging Victor Oladipo to do great things.

But I will not be giving Kevin Durant any love. But if others want to it’s clearly their call.

When Al Horford left Atlanta for Boston this summer in free agency he actually paid to take space in the Atlanta paper and told the city of Atlanta how much he appreciated his time there. He didn’t diss a teammate. Didn’t diss his coach. And didn’t act like a douchebag in the aftermath.

So when Durant arrives with his Oakland AAU Super Team in February he won’t get anything from me.

Nothing.

For Berry Tramel. Move forward, buddy. It’s a grand glorious world out there.

Thanx for the edit, TC.