Kevin Durant is no longer a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder after agreeing to a two-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on Monday. You can expect over the next few days everything with Durant’s name and photo to be removed from Chesapeake Energy Arena in OKC. The removal outside the arena already is underway. And it didn’t take very long for the “Crying Jordan” meme to make an appearance. It’s a sad moment for Thunder fans. Durant was the franchise’s best player from its inception in 2008-09 after owner Clay Bennett moved the team from Seattle. In all honesty, the team never should have left Seattle, so T...
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Report: People Around NBA Believe Kevin Durant Could Sign With Warriors
Would Kevin Durant trade in his blue and orange for blue and gold? Apparently some people around the NBA believe the Oklahoma City Thunder’s impending free agent could depart to sign with reigning MVP Stephen Curry and the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors this summer, according to ESPN’s Chris Broussard. Broussard warns that everything is speculative and that nothing is leaking out of Durant’s camp, but rather that people around the league wouldn’t be shocked to see it happen — though the general public might be. Financially, Pro Basketball Talk’s Dan Feldman lays out the basics of how it could work, and it’s really not ...