Kevin Durant congratulates Russell Westbrook on MVP
Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant has congratulated Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook on winning the MVP award.
There wasn’t a bigger narrative in the 2016-17 NBA regular season than that of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. After Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors, the rivalry was on between the two. While the Warriors had no issue defeating the Thunder this season, it was entertaining every time to say the least.
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From the fans wearing cupcake shirts, to the two trying to one up the other, this rivalry became solidified. While Durant leaving was personal for Oklahoma City and Westbrook certainly wasn’t happy, the Thunder guard went on to have one of the best regular seasons in NBA history and was awarded the MVP on Monday night.
On Tuesday, Durant took to his YouTube page and did the classy thing by congratulating Westbrook and the rest of the players that won awards. The NBA Finals MVP was proud to see former teammates of his standing out and having success along with other young players showing out the great future the league has.
Via his YouTube page, Kevin Durant's thoughts on last night's NBA awards, including Russell Westbrook's MVP pic.twitter.com/A3XKTbMxpp
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 27, 2017
Despite the way some might feel about Durant for leaving and joining the Warriors, he is always going to show character in these situations. At the end of the day, him and Westbrook still have a deep bond that goes way back.
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It’s just like the bond he has with Harden and other players he has played with. That might not necessarily exist with Enes Kanter, but Durant showing love is a great example of the brotherhood that league has among its players.
Heading into next season, Durant will be a big favorite to win another NBA MVP award. The way he lifted the Warriors this season will have him on the map to win his second overall and first with his new franchise.