Im trying to feel bad for Durant.
I just don't.
I totally agree. How could we? He joined a team that didn’t need him, and profited from their already established success. It’s completely dishonorable, and this is karma rearing it’s ugly head.
It is what it is.
If it's an Achilles tear, I just don't see some team taking that gamble and giving him a 4 year max. Maybe someone gives him a one year max with an team option year.
I think he just opts into the Warriors option he has now or they give him some good will contract and give him the one and one with a player option.
It already hard to build a team with the salary cap. To handicap a team for multiple years of 38+ million just to gamble on a 30 year old player who could be coming off one of the worse injuries for a basketball player, is basically a GM putting a timer on his job.
It's pretty manager macabre to immediately get curious about his contract, but he has to pick up that player option.
That handicaps that team and costs them an enormous amount of money next year for a guy they can't play.
It will be very interesting how it works out
It’s crazy that the Raptors blew that game but all anybody will talk about is KD’s injury because of what it means for the entire landscape of the NBA. Steve Kerr deferring to Bob Myers when asked about KD’s health then Bob Myers incredibly bizarre performance. He seemed more bothered by how this will reflect on the organization than KD’s future as a basketball player. It was clear to many that he was holding his Achilles after the initial injury but I’m not a doctor.
I feel sorry for New York fans because they almost stepped into a dynasty. Now there is certainly no way a diminished version of KD will lead you to any glory, at least not paired with Kyrie.
This is so good...Raptors looking a little purple in the face right now
Man, the fucking media is so biased it's insane. I heard NOTHING when the Warriors fans cheered Kawhi's injury a couple of years ago. And if I'm not mistaken, they did the same for the Kyrie injury in 2015.
Ultimately, it was dumb of the Raptors fans to boo the injury but it came soon after KD fouled Van Vleet multiple times and then jawed at him. It also came after the refs basically started gifting the Warriors points. Draymond gets a pass for being over emotional and saying shit but a fanbase can't? I don't condone it, but no chance in hell that injury didn't stem from the one he suffered earlier. Whether they said it was a calf or not, it was a non contact injury. As was the one today.
I feel sorry for New York fans....