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Top 5 things we want to see All-Star Weekend

By Carlos Murillo

January 12, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35), guard Stephen Curry (30), and guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pistons 127-107. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
January 12, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35), guard Stephen Curry (30), and guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pistons 127-107. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 11, 2017; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) handles the ball in front of Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Four All-Stars with Westbrook

There isn’t a person on this planet that doesn’t want to see this. Except maybe Kevin Durant. And, perhaps, Russell Westbrook. Besides those two, pretty much everyone else is in on this.

The idea of all four of the Golden State Warriors’ All-Stars playing with Russell Westbrook is must-see TV. It’s the NBA’s top storyline this year reaching a climax. It’s better than any fiction author could ever write because we seriously have no idea how this is going to go.

In terms of basketball, it could be fine. The five of them could get along and, for a few minutes, run up the score. In a game that features absolutely no defense at all, the five man unit could provide some pretty cool highlights.

But we’re a year removed from Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant dancing at half court during the All-Star Game. We’re seven months removed from Durant announcing that he was going to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. We’re just a week removed from Durant’s first visit to OKC since the decision.

After a lot of passive-aggressive media soundbites and two games in which the former teammates didn’t really interact, they exploded. Westbrook was clearly trying to agitate Durant, pushing him away from the play. Then, as both teams returned to the bench, the point guard yelled at KD and said “I’m coming.”

There can be no “normal” basketball with Westbrook and the Warriors. Too much has happened, especially after Curry and Green wore the cupcake shirts. The relationship is far too broken.

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Either one side plays keep away from the other, turning a cold shoulder at every opportunity or the pretend to enjoy playing together. Will they high-five? Will they celebrate highlight plays together?

Durant and Westbrook will always be linked together, but the worst part of the saga is almost over. They just have to get past this weekend. But it will peak, if Steve Kerr wants it to.

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