Cryptic Kevin Durant tweet paints true reality of situation
The Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals without former MVP small forward Kevin Durant on the roster. They’ve now won with their original Big 3 before (2015), during (2017 and 2018), and after (2022) Durant.
Following his departure in 2019, many didn’t think those words would be uttered again. Durant took his talents to the Brooklyn Nets, a team that has disappointed in two straight seasons, having been bounced from the playoffs in the first round.
After the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant sent a cryptic tweet insinuating he was dead, presumably to fans, after joining the Dubs.
There, he teamed up with former Warriors’ rival Kyrie Irving.
Irving and Durant have had limited games with each other as injuries were a factor two seasons ago and Irving’s vaccination status hurt the team’s chemistry this past year. They’ll be among the championship favorites next season.
With a Game 6 victory on the road over the Boston Celtics, the Dubs claimed the top spot in the NBA for the fourth time in eight seasons. Golden State was led by Finals MVP and two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry.
The Warriors’ ability to win the title really has made many reflect on Durant’s importance to the Dubs 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals. While that can be up for debate, Durant knew most fans turned on him before he left the Bay Area.
I been dead since July 4th 2016, but congrats to the dubs and my boy Steezy, a Fillmore legend, man been waitin his whole life for a parade on market st. https://t.co/LXtyvu7BwB
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 17, 2022
He’s not that wrong either.
It seemed the Bay Area’s fans felt betrayed after Durant left, and he alienated much of the NBA when he created the superteam in Golden State.
It wasn’t just that he made the Warriors that much better. Rather, having already been the league’s MVP, it’s that he took his talents to join a team coming off a historic 73-win regular season.
That didn’t sit well around the league, but as we now get to see more of Durant’s personality through his Twitter, it doesn’t seem that’s keeping him up at night. He was the villain around the league when he joined Golden State and then the villain in Golden State when he left.
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Hey, at least he said congrats though.