I played this earlier in the season as well and think it might be good to play it again for some perspective. I’ll be completely honest–I think what Kevin Durant did today was one of the weakest things I’ve ever seen by a generational player in his prime in any of the four major league sports. Kevin Durant was 12 minutes away from eliminating the team he joined today. Twelve minutes.
The team he’s leaving was loaded and generally going to be one of the top three teams picked by Vegas to win the crown in 2016-17. Steven Adams was emerging as a unique star and the addition of Victor Oladipo would have solved the two guard problem.
I will never hate Kevin Durant for leaving OKC, but by the same token I’ll never view him the same. It’s not that he’s leaving Oklahoma City which bothers me, it’s more to the point he’s going to the team which he should have just eliminated in Game 6 in Oklahoma City.
I can’t recall off the top of my head anything like this before from a generational player in his prime in any of the major four sports.
I know sports journalists covering the Thunder in OKC aren’t allowed to ever ask tough questions, but at some point when did Kevin Durant decide he could only grow as a player and a man playing for the Golden Warriors. Was it before, during, or after the meltdown in Game 6?
I think it’s a fair question, but I don’t think we have a writer in OKC who will ever ask it.
I truly hate the way this went down today. He could have gone to any team in the league other than the Cavs or Warriors and he would have had me as a fan for life.
Now—he’s just another pro athlete who’s pretty much like so many other bores playing pro sports.
How sad.