Ethion wrote:Whether Durant realized it or not, he placed himself in a lose-lose situation. It doesn't matter what reasons he had for joining the Warriors. NBA fans are not upset that he left the Thunder. He had a good run with the team, took them the the Finals, went to the WCF multiple times, and won an MVP award there. NBA fans would not be upset if he went to the Celtics, who were in the running for acquiring him. Why? Because the Celtics are a mid-tier, up-and-coming young franchise. In fact, he literally could've joined any team that didn't have a first team All-NBA player on it without much blowback.
This is called a weak move by fans and media like because he joined the Warriors. He joined a team that doesn't even need him to get to the WCF, at the least. It's seen as weak because it looks like an easy way for him to win championships. We want our sports athletes to take only the hard road, because that's what sports is to Americans. It's seeing that guy push through adversity and the obstacles, giving it everything he's got, and winning the prize in the end. When someone does a shortcut, it's seen as bad in sports. Durant, in the eyes of many, took a shortcut by joining the Warriors.
I live in the Bay Area and am a Warriors fan, and I will gladly take getting Durant as a consolation prize to losing in the Finals last year. But I can see why people are acting like they are, even months after he made his decision and even when the media still wants to ask him questions like this.
This is the first truthful post I've seen from a Warrior fan since KD made his decision known.
Much respect, mate, really good work.
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