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- Rachel Nichols, Zach Lowe and Matt Barnes react to comments made by Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti at the OKC media day, about Kevin Durant's claims regarding how Thunder fans and the team treated him in an interview earlier in the offseason. They then (3:08) discuss Presti's expectations for Chris Paul during the 2019-20 NBA season.
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It’s almost like KD left them high and dry for their biggest rival and the fans didn’t like that
*Inserts the office thank you meme
OKC & GS wasn’t a rivalry
@Andrew Evans Because the GM anticipated KD would go, they had a plan b unlike OKC and KD didn't wait until July 4th, but ALSO KD also almost screwed the warriors, 1) waited for top free agents to sign deals or commit before going to BKLYN 2) Warriors scramble to find a good return with D-Lo but KD force warriors to take Napier and another player for a sign and trade, doing this made the warriors go over the cap so they had to trade Iggy for his contract so KD screwed Igoudala over BIG TIME. People don't talk about that.
Javier Landaverde KD told the world he was going to Brooklyn before free agency started so how he fucked up the Warriors and Iggy ? Stop promoting Fake news Bozo 😂
OKC had there own GS dynasty in the making but they were to cheap to pay 5 million for harden.
I'm not from OKC nor am I a fan of the team but I don't think they care what Kevin Durant has to say at this point.
Mitese no we haven’t in the last two years we’re focusing on the new squad now
If you’re not from OKC or a fan of the team then you don’t have the right to say what you just said. Lol Lanes
@@Prince1Tony How? I said I didn't THINK they cared I didn't say I knew it for a fact. Read before you try calling somebody a lame buddy.
They care. Cuz they gonna see kd to Chris paul stealing 40 mill a yr 😂.
@@jaz7119 Lol 💀😂
"Chris Paul is going to have a great year."
Of course. He's getting paid close to $40 million. Anyone who's getting that payday is going to have a great year.
Obviously you know that's nkt what he meant,come on now
He’s 90 years old and over paid
Besides everyone on the hornets. Obviously not that much but 🤷🏽♂️
Chris Paul over with. His time came and gone. He would've been better off with LeBron. I'm no fan of them both, but they would've been nasty together.
Rulo rozier boutta have the best 8-74 season ever off the court lol his year’s gonna be great
I'm having trouble understanding what other reaction KD expected.
For the Community he Donated to and the charity foundation's he Started the Basketball court he put in that community...Its a Game and ppl are too emotional for it
Ikr smfh 🤣🤝
Them shooting bullets into his jersey and his okc home was an overreaction..
Lol exactly
@@JuicyMcnamus yeeee his home didnt get shot at so yeeeahhhh .....
KD was never grateful. Haven't heard Durant thanked Golden State fans.
And didn't thank OKC fans either. ...
Cause he thought winning that championship with GSW will secure his legacy. But i think he felt those championship with GSW doesn't have much impact to him.
@@rchilde1 Yeah. if you remember all KD had was that picture of him on white shirt saying Next Chapter. A simple thank you to OKC fans in an interview, ad or Tweet could have at least soften the impact of leaving in free agency. Even Carmelo Anthony thanked OKC fans in his one year. Even Paul George who only played two years thanked fans in OKC.
super ungrateful
Tf did he think was going to happen? He joined the same team that knocked him out the playoffs when he was up 3-1 not even 1 month later🤦🏽♂️
That’s kevin durant’s legacy, going to the team that beat him for his cheap meaningless easy rings.
“If you can’t beat them, join them” kevin durant.
actually, GSW didn't knock OKC out 3-1, it was KD who threw in the towel up 3-1 and a sure championship. KD lost that series, plain and simple. But that isn't why OKC fans are/were bitter - that's because of HOW KD left, last minute notice with NO appreciation to the fans nor city. Just left. No thank you in the paper or on radio. No acknowledgement of OKC and what OKC did for him. (did he even thank GSW and fans for gifting him two championships and definitely gifting him 2 finals mvps?) And compound that with his momma coming on making noise, and what do you expect from fans? Those same comments KD made about fake tough guy and cupcakes about others, are made about him. But it is KD who is holding on to this, fans have moved on.
KD sounds like he's 3 years away from trashing the Nets next.
Yeah, donating millions to a shitty city after hurricanes and being bashed by the same trash because you went to a different team. Yeah KD is in the wrong. STFU.
@@lovelyminx6444 Hurricanes... Lmao you aren't too bright are you.
Lovely Minx I’m from Oklahoma, Tornados hit us not hurricanes 😂
Lovely Minx 🤦🏾♂️ dumb hurricanes don’t happen in Oklahoma
Cleveland fans burned lebrons jersey and he came back and gave them a championship Kevin needs to stop crying
Exactly this dude is a weirdo on so many levels.
Nah they embraced Russ and left Kd hanging
Everybody not as humble as Lebron💯
@@stephcurry9524 oh yeah, I wonder why
@@stephcurry9524 if I was an OKC fan i would too the man was loyal he could have asked for a trade so many times even PG left him high and dry
He left w/o helping with a sign and trade. He clearly wanted to hurt OKC to keep the Warriors from losing anyone or draft picks. He waited till after the draft to leave so OKC couldn't draft or do a draft, which includes trades, to replace him. He left for the best team in the league. He threw the first 2 or 3 punches in this fight.
Just in my personal opinion he also single handedly ruined the league for 3 years by causing such a drastic imbalance on one team compared to the rest of the league.
@@blue_diamond_gem that's not personal opinion. That's a fact. Of all 29 other teams, he had to choose the warriors. I mean what kind of superstar with a backbone does that? No one except him and he doesnt have a backbone, hence the snake.
Not only that but he left without thanking OKC and the fans. Just left and got gifted 2-chips/finals mvps when he had one in the making up 3-1 before he choked 3-straight games to the same 72-9 GSW team he ended up joining. nothing but CUPCAKE!
@@rchilde1 probably the biggest point of all. Well said.
Now he's feeling the effects of joining the best team in the league, with the MVP and with the 73-9 record. I bet he's feeling right now that those championships and finals mvps are almost meaningless.
That is the difference between kd and Lebron . Lebron faced wayy more backlash than kd and he came back and delivered
Can you imagine that? Crazy
Nah the difference is Lebron embraces the challenge, KD just bounces when times get hard, I think everyone talks about how hard it is to play with Westbrook, but all his team mates apart from Durant all say the opposite, here a theory for you, KD is hard to play with, GSW bent over backwards to make him happy and he still bounced.
I know lebron handled it better. BUT LEBRON DIDN'T GO THROUGH MORE THAN KD. KD HAD TO GO THROUGH A LOT MORE. Where did you get this?
@@aayush2712 Lebron has been the face of the nba and has been getting a ridiculous amount of backlash for the past decade. Since 2010 when he left then 2011 when he lost till now and missing the playoffs. KD has like 3 years of scrutiny under his belt
Cavs didn't give LeBron Jersey to a rookie. KD understand the fan reaction but the management reaction ? really? for everything he did to that franchise and the community?
Y’all used that quote when he literally said right before that sentence “I saw a video of a OKC fan shoot up my jersey and put bullet holes in it” that’s why he said he’ll never go back. I hate ESPN
If that’s true then ESPN is truly fucked up
IKR surprised they haven't deleted your comment yet.
Early Morning it’s true. I saw it
so one fan shooting up his jersey make him lump the whole OKC community in the same boat...seems reasonable.
mason reddick so bullets are any different from flames? Fans are crazy still can’t expect to be shown love when you blow a 3-1 lead and join the team that beat you.
What did he think was gonna happen when he went back? Praising him? Really KD?
He wanted to do what LeBron did with Cleveland.
this dude is an ego driven narcissist expecting everyone to write and say peachy things about him without a hint of objective criticism.
@@manofaith75 they didn't say the whole quote that brought up the fact that people were shooting his jersey not burin but shooting that's over the top as a fan period
They should be praising his because without KD they would have NEVER sniffed a finals appearance and hes the best player in OKC short history. They shitted on him when he left so now theres no shot they will get one of the great players in NBA history back. Congrats OKC you played yourselves.
Jordyn Taylor I know thats where KD went wrong. He was stupid for thinking he could join a legendary team that just beat him and come back
KD is the greatest WNBA player both on and off the court.
Nah they dint cry at name calling like he do
WNBA players aren’t as sensitive
So you told your team that you weren’t leaving them, and yet you did to the team you had down 3-1? Forget that 73 win but you had them down 3-1. All you had to do was win 1 game, just 1 game. This why I could never consider KD the best in the league.
The guy is all over the place man. I don't want to see him do anything but play basketball and tbh didn't even wanna see him to do that when he was in GS.
👌👌👌✊✊✊💯💯💯💯
And who's fault is that? After the GSW tied it up 3-3 the Coaching staff must know to CHANGE YOUR GAME PLAN. The playoffs isn't a regular season game. You're playing the same team multiple times so tons of films and data are collected. Donovan thought he could relied on KD & Russ the whole series and got out-coached. Once again proving that OKC think Star talent is the only way to win. No system period. Who else on the team actually got better in that series? Adams was a no show...but no one wanna say anything LOL
Calvin that’s a excuse, all it took was 1 game. We don’t make any excuse for any athletes for blowing big leads, why do it for this guy? And after all that he said to the team “I’m not leaving” and boom signed with GSW
@@DonPinochi well this is new.. i've never actually seen someone try and justify the actual blowing of a 3-1 lead. If you've ever blown that type of lead in any competition (especially in a best of 7 format) you fucked it up, plain and simple man lol.
KD is one of the best scorers ever.. but that man is so unprofessional when it comes to the media lol. He lets anything and everything get to his head
Unprofessional ? The media been slandering this man since he made his decision and y’all think suppose to be Mr.Nice Guy. Am I missing something here.
That isnt unprecedented nor unprofessional
@@chrisringer5778 kd's burner account is that you?
Mon Gu Son he says some dumbass things coming from a place of arrogance
@@chrisringer5778 The media slandered Lebron. How did he respond? Kept his head down and delivered. KD can’t keep m his mouth shut
I miss the OKC KD. Especially his MVP season.
Mans really was the slim reaper back then
Westbrook ruined it lol. Kept harden that would be awesome
@@jaz7119 BALL HOG
For real, i am an OKC fan because of KD and he always came across as a chill dude. But after his MVP season he started coming across as almost depressed... Always bitchin, takin everything personally, feeling sorry for himself.
Its sports, people cheer for their home team and root against the opposition, and he joined OKCs direct rival. The cupcake stuff was to get in his head and throw him off his game so OKC had a chance to win.
@AK KD his game got better his personality got worse
KD once called LeBron toxic, at least the media attention surrounding LeBron. And yet KD...is STILL desperate to throw past teams under the bus despite being privileged to be part of and GSW's offense. KD always on his period, which actually is toxic
He didn't call Lebron toxic he called his environment toxic... but go off
Now kd toxic
Tell me where he's continuously throwing his teammates under the bus bro? I would like y'all to stop lying on Al Gore's internet
Who throwing teammates under the bus?
Jay James kd
I mean KD did join a team who was 73-9 and beat his team in the playoffs.. If he thought nobody would’ve had a problem with that he is stupid. KD is more sensitive than my chick on her cycle I can’t stand that dude!!
Dude KD did a lot of charity work for OKC time and money. At some point it has to be more than basketball over real life issues.
Nonpareil 78 KD is that you? You on one of your burner accounts again? 😂
Sound like the fans are more sensitive its a business first then a game. He chose his choice paid off.
Agree 100%. Hes the biggest cry baby in the history of the league. And thats really saying something in a league shaq was a part of.
@Jason Reyes No it's not they don't have to give their own money away.
I'm convinced Kevin Durant suffers from some sort of mental illness.
Yeah I'm starting to think the same. I just thought he was sensitive but this is something else...
😂😂
Mental illness? Yeah its called ballin on your favorite team. Thats the mental illness.
He’s just a diva & a spoiled brat. Everything ain’t that deep. He saw what Lebron went through and it was no where near what he did. I’m writing this from Brooklyn btw so I’m conflicted lol
I’ve been waiting 3+ years for someone to post this
Bruh the fact that events that happened 3-4 years ago have to be asked still let’s you know the landscape of sports media.
Time just flies to fast
JuiceGlobal Sam Presti just spoke on what KD said this year. This ain’t the media
Dave Riley It is the medias fault. Don’t defend them. Don’t be that guy. It was the media pushing this BS narrative wanting all fans to hate KD for the move he made three years ago. At first it was just OKC fans.
@@Prince1Tony did you expect them not to hate him
@@Prince1Tony Bro
And the only reason ppl talking about it now is cuz KD brought it up
I'm a huge OKC fan, have been since 2008. I think KD is a top 10 player of all-time, and I love watching him play basketball. But, KD's comments about the city and Presti is absolutely ridiculous. He left them high and dry with no return assets, and went to their arch rival and he expected fans to not be upset by that? Absolutely laughable. What was he expecting? He single-handedly crippled OKC and made the NBA nearly unwatchable for 3 years b/c the Warriors were unstoppable with the addition of KD. The OKC fans were supposed to welcome him back with open arms? GTFOH. If KD would have left for any other team, and allowed OKC to sign and trade him so they could get something for him, then the organization would've done a video and been more inviting upon his return. But he totally fvcked the organization by not allowing them to recoup assets. Paul George was only with the Thunder for 2 seasons, and he made sure the Thunder got assets out of his trade. They got SGA, Gallinari, and several draft picks. KD was with OKC for nearly 10 seasons and totally fvcked them over. OKC got absolutely nothing in return. And what's even more shady is that he led OKC on before going to GS. He basically said he was going to re-sign with OKC, then did that. He's an idiot for not expecting that the OKC fans would be bitter. What's sad is that his move to GS is still considered arguably the weakest move of all-time in sports history. So, while he got his coveted titles, everyone considers them cheap titles. Even after he won them, he said he didn't feel as validated as he thought he would. Also, had KD signed with OKC that year, they probably would've been the favorite to win the Title. Their Starting Five would've been 1. Westbrook 2. Oladipo 3. KD 4. Sabonis 5. Steven Adams
I'm having trouble understand what reaction kd expected
Well not having a crazy fan shooting his jersey. But he didn't even have any real animosity other than being called a cupcake. Especoally when you compare it to LeBron's first game back in Cleveland. They didn't thank him for his years of play in his home town. Why would OKC fans feel anything for the guy who left to the team they lost to in the playoffs? He may have done a lot for the community, but getting all torn up about 1 video is really odd to me.
He went to the team that beat them. Arguably a top 5 team of all time.
Pasicho He joined a 73 team enough said
Alex Smith, that “fan” wasn’t even from Oklahoma. We burnt some jerseys (I don’t agree with that.) but the fans in OKC didn’t shoot his jersey.
Thunder taking the high road, Kd never been on that road..
@A Friendly Hobo That you Kevin??
Exactly!
Giving the number of three best player in your franchise's history to a rookie is "the high road"? Ooooook
California Mother Lode Prospectors That’s getting corny sing something new lol
Demetrius Middleton they straight spit in KD face for that.
The question should be "Will OKC ever forgive KD"
Dong Liu exactly
Everyone knows the answer is why nobody asks. The answer is... "never". Thunder Up!
Not unless he comesback and wins a chip so yeah probably no
KD left OKC 4 years ago you got your Championship why he still talking about them move on.
Ikr
Because dumbass fans are still having the nerve to say his championships “don’t count” when he put up the numbers he put up. And Don’t say anyone could’ve done that on that team because they couldn’t do it the year prior to him getting there. And they obviously needed him against the Raptors...
Bro really Kevin Durant in golden state how about the nba ruined I’m glad we have all these duo teams to balance it out but Kevin Durant ruined it for us ? How about lebron joining golden state it’s not like he won’t get 15 assist for the season while averaging 25 dumbass
Or kahwi joining them they already made several final appearances it’s not like golden state we’re slowing down
Ronnie Ng Heng Yik 😄😄yes they were slowing & curry was breaking down if Kd wasn’t there it would stop steph miss hella games bc another superstar like Kd was there in the regular season & in playoff games he miss
Even kd himself admits that those rings dont count hence why he's so unhappy, i pity tge kid tbh, he needs help, or just detox from social media. Too much of something is nvr good.
KD is reading the comments right now. Say hi to him. Hi, KD!
Dude is definitely reading the. Just like how he is on IG 24/7
KD sounds foolish here. Why would they cheer him on his return?
Also he had burner accounts talking bad about the town & organization.
Sometimes KD just needs to get over himself.
SLICENSLASH get the full quote first . He said a video of a fan putting a bullet in his jersey
bad about the organization but not the town
Did he talk bad about the town or did he just retaliate to fan through a burner account? Just asking.
Never said anything about about the town stop acting like the media spreading lies
When did he say anything about the town?????
The first press conference KD had with GS was about how much better they were, and since he left he's had something negative to say about them practically every month, but apparently they're the ones who treated HIM wrong! This is literally the middle of the off-season 4 years later, and he's going to the wall street journal with this out of nowhere!!!
Glad ESPN gave Matt a job. Very well spoken my brotha👍
Presti shouldve pulled a Jerry Jones like "KD?...Who's that?" LOL!
Lol
Petty 🤣
If kd went on nets before warriors he would never getting booed but he was ring chasing🤦🏾♂️
kd should go on a pilgrimage to search for wisdom of the WU in the mountains of eastern asia
Kevin Durant’s image over the last few years since joining the warriors have been terrible. Really seeing his true colors
terrible
Kelvin needs understand hes the best thing ever happen to okc city.....it rlly hurted to loose him...... We love u kelvin!!!!
I understand why KD left I didn't at first because he went to the team I thought he could've beat. But he saw that the style of play they were playing wouldn't win. Yeah sometimes he be trippin on tweets and whatnot but don't forget the greatness he provides to us as a basketball player
He's the one that showed fake love crying at the his MVP speech about his team mates then up and leave them
And?
If you love your teammates you do up and leave them high and dry . if that answer your question.
Mental health is important people!!
I see it this way... KD could have told us he wanted out, he could have left on day 1 of the offseason, HE COULD HAVE STAYED, but he didnt. He kept his mouth shut, and at the end of free agency he backstabbed the organization and its fans by leaving us no time to use our cap on good free agents. He left us with nothing because he didnt want us to be good without him. Then, to put the cherry on top, the man gets Dlo for the Warriors and talks smack about us. How could I ever like someone like that again.
KD really needs to stop taking everything so personally...this is sports...why would you expect the city and fans to embrace you after leaving them the way you did and after dissing the team with burner accounts...like just move on with your life man!
Because he make a investment in that community in terms of charity and solidarity. So yes he has a reason to be mad.
You bringing up stuff outside of basketball...this ain't personal...it's sports!
@@aduad so his account has something to do with basket?
ken juan Lets talk about basketball KD is the best player and will always be the best player to ever play For OKC. He have gave pretty much a whole decade of high level basketball to that city and got shitted on after the fact.
ken juan- He has a god complex, he's entitled and doesn't know how to deal with rejection. The same media who crucify him, basically compares him to Jesus himself, if he's winning. The guy is very troubled.
Let it go Durant. Please move on. Once you leave a place or person, there is no need to dwell on it. I think OKC has moved on. Cry me a river. 😒
Now I understand why KD and Kyrie play together.
These are 2 are 2of the most gifted players of this generation but also among the untrustworthy people. Everytime they leave an organization, they throw shade. Did the same for their 2past teams. Smh
Say what you want. KD is a phenomenal player.
Great player, terrible personality
Matt came a long way a true success story
Remember when KD was the most beloved and respected player and known for his kind attitude back then?
I wasn’t happy when some other dude wore 35 but I’m good with him now since Russ is over it
0:15...She said it like...."Awwwww I really wanted to say it" haha
This guy Presti is pure class
What rookie has kd Jersey number?
If he just straight up left the city fans would still love him and look at his contribution to the franchise. But he gave up on all of them when HE was in control of their destiny and failed, He straight up folded to the team that he couldn't beat. That's so low man he needs to embrace his actions and understand why the fans hate him.
Cp3 to Toronto . Perfect fit so many guys that can’t lead and cp3 will benefit everyone 🙌🏼
Were still on this
Matt barnes' eyes are so red, hes high af , he could barely finish a sentence without stuttering lol
Presti took the high road and kept it classy even though hes probably lying
Used to be a big fan of KD when he was in OKC. I can say, there's nothing that management wouldn't do for him, to say now that they've never been fair or real, that's low.
I think the connection broke when they traded the coach, you could see KD and Westbrook were highly affected by that.
I didn’t know they gave his number to a rookie 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Disrespectful honestly.. should retire his jersey smh
CP3's Right Hamstring Why retire his Jersey and he never won there? We retiring Jerseys because of personal accolades now? I’m a big KD fan but NEVER
@@ksubi7562 Well he is an all time great no matter how you feel about him personally... And you don't think was the best SEA/OKC player of the franchise? But yea players jersey have been retired for much less.. btw didn't Nick Collison have his jersey retired..? lol
Because his number wasn’t retired, that’s why.
I love how people are acting like KD was suppose to go to the Orlando magic or something instead of the best teams.
OKC needs to have a coaching staff change. These guys had 3 MVPs. And if you look at the time they went to the finals 2012. I was looking like the next era is upon NBA. Aside injuries, you need to have a system that can adapt around all those three/two and still go ahead. Even with Brook and Paul, the system was not able to counter to the opponents even though everyone was playing hard and giving it all.
Had Kevin Durant left with class then this all would be different, fan wise. Oklahoman's know that not everybody wants to stay in OKC, they have the OU Sooners for Christs sake. People move on to bigger cities/markets all the time from OKC but they at least have the class to THANK the fans/city. Had Kevin Durant taken an ad in the paper or the radio, thanking fans. Had KD given OKC some sort of notice or even with the late notice - had he thanked the fans even when the decision was published on Jul 4; there would be no bitterness against KD at all. In fact, had he left with class, OKC likely would have retired his jersey, given him a statue, and still held him in high regard.
Don't believe me? See Russell Westbrook, PG13, countless OU footballers (Brian Bozworth, Baker Mayfield, Adrian Pederson, Kyler Murray, Hollywood Brown, soon - Jalen Hurts, on and on), and basketballers (Blake Griffen, Taylor Griffen, Trae Young, etc). OU and OKC are used to the highest caliber of athletes coming through but all are regarded highly IF they leave with class (and most return at some point). Even LaBron James left Cleveland with class (still thanked the fans despite - The Decision) and then came back. KD did none of that in leaving, and his cupcake comments that he used to say about others (along with 'fake tough guy') has come back to haunt him since HE went from a sure championship team up 3-1 to choke then go to the team that he choked to.
Easy to see why fans treated him like that but honestly I think most have moved on (no boos the last few times he was in OKC), it is KD who hasn't/wont. SO now OKC will surely get that statue of Westbrook out there and retire his 0 forever!
Matt is so right about everything he said about CP3.
The amount of people willing to disregard him is crazy they forget how they almost made it to the finals against GSW if they hadn’t suffered injuries.
Jason Reyes I don’t disagree wit u at all but there is no denying how great he still is when healthy
My favorite player.kd
It really do be the okc fans that are cutting kd in the comments, ur just proving his point on the trust
Zach and Rachel look so young in this video.
RACHEL IS SUPER GORGEOUS
Chris Paul trade would need like 3 to 4 expiring contracts to make it work.
Chris should join a title contende
Matt Barnes is the man
I remember when OKC was up 3-1 against the warriors and blew it 🤦🏾♂️
Still waiting for the Sonics to comeback
Thunde gave his number to a rookie rather then a veteran or retiring it. In addition they didn't do a video package from him. Also the fans over there hate him whenever he plays ball over there. I can't blame KD on this one.
KD must live in a different reality than the rest of us. In what world do you leave a championship contender to go to a championship team you had down 3-1 & think it's going to be all good.
It’s called “FREE AGENCY” there is no Etiquette to what a player is supposed to and not supposed to do. These owners do what they want and the moment a player chooses to take his own path y’all wanna say what he should or shouldn’t be doing (ie what team he should play for) Like we’re individuals let them be individuals just bc certain hof players chose to do things a certain way doesn’t mean all players have to take the same approach. 🤦🏾♂️ if they have a problem do something about it and hire more talent until you reach your goal
It's not that he left its where he went
I agree but also I don’t think that means people havee to be happy about it on either side
When you’re beat player leaves to go to a rival people are gonna be upset
Likewise when a team trades a player who doesn’t want to leave the player has a right to be upset
It works both ways tbh
Emery Bryan what does it matter where he went their is nothing that says a “FREE AGENT” can’t join a team that beat you in the playoffs regardless if they were up 3-1 3-0 even if they got swept.
Jim83 J their are no rivals anymore let’s be honest. So regardless the rules don’t say he can’t so go do it.
Johnny Mack nobodies arguing it’s against the rules
And to suggest the team that are winning your conference and the championship aren’t your rival is naive to say the least
Matt Barnes meant Derek Fishers kid is best friends with CP3s kid........
I like Matt on the jump
they should keep matt barnes as a correspondent
Durant just wanna show he's the best. Loyalty does not even matter to him, I think. He wants to be the best. But I kinda understand him somehow.
@espn what you didn’t mention is that Kyrie won a title in Cleveland. KD lost to the Western conference champs, joined them, then proceeded to throw shade at how he couldn’t have won a title in OKC... told fans he had to make the decision that was best for him, so sorry. They burned Lebron’s jersey in Cleveland for less so not really sure how he thought it would go down. He seems to leave everywhere complaining about something. The grass hasn’t been greener so far, at least not for him
Well, KD was drafted by Seattle anyway...Seattle needs a team now!
This was something that never should have happen between okc and kd.
Once the Jersey is burned out is unforgivable
When they bui you is because they like u
How tf does he expect the fans to feel? They loved him and embraced him as their own and he leaves them for the team that eliminated them in the WCF a year before.
Did kd just sort of miss the reaction fans had with LeBron leaving Cleveland the first time? He was booed so hard and fans caught his jersey on fire and LeBron STILL went back AND won a chip, KD = soft
I get how what kd did would make you mad but ur not even gonna have a video for him when he come back?!? That's crazy. I was a thunder fan and I see how much he did for okc. He brought them to the finals and literally carried in the finals against Miami. It just shows that people like to forget what other people did for them after one thing makes them mad.
KD the best player (by far) in the franchise show respect
That’s like saying Kevin Durant’s loyalty to OKC “must’ve been fake”...beeecaaaaause he left them to play for the team that knocked them out of the playoffs. Goes both way slim!
I don't think it's fair for kd to attack the GM, and the players for how the fans reacted. it seemed like the organization as a whole moved on to just playing basketball as any organization should and the fans were the ones who felt bitter
Cupcake got mad because we called him a cupcake lol.
Since players like to sit and not risk injuries, maybe cp3 should rest...he's just an investment for okc
Everywhere KD went he was the man an lead that team
Sometimes geniuses are messed up in the head, they pay that price for our sake, for us to be able to appretiate greatness otherwise wouldn't be there to be apretiated. So we're thankful we've got Durant in this league anyways.
Dam Paul looking like a beast
He could go back today and the fans would roll out a red carpet.
Cp3, shai, roberson, galo, adams...not bad starting 5....schroeder, tferg, noel...not bad bench...will not surprised if okc maka 8th place
I hope Adams can make an All-Star game.
But OKC is certainly not bad right now, not by any means. Probably a 1st round playoff exit per usual...
I felt like KD is been going this with his former them!!i won’t be surprise if he’s gonna do it again in brooklyn lol..
what is cupcake game?
He'll be saying the same thing about the Bay!
The OKC fans are prime example of what plyers loyalty means to NBA teams its dumb this a business be like KD
As an OKC Fan and local I can say, yes we overreacted a bit when KD left. But at the same time we were one win away from the NBA Finals and the next year looked even better before KD left. KD could've shot someone and the OKC community would've covered it up for him. The man was seen as a god here.
He will never admit it, but the real reason KD left for the Warriors is because of past injuries to his foot and OKC's ISO style of play was wearing on him.
Yeah, I definitely think injuries had a lot to do with his decision to leave. I get where both sides are coming from. The thing is its been years now, both sides should just move on.
“Will KD ever forgive OKC?” You got that question the wrong way around…
KD & KYRIE (SENSITIVE BROS.)