KD had beef with Warriors reporters + their obsession with Steph Curry / Klay according to new book

[Cadillac]

Basically what I was saying. Remember when Bogut started flirting with that alt-right shyt? Seems like Ethan had his back:

and you got supposed pro black posters backing this cac up. Lol

Alot

that emotional bytch never coming close to the King

underachieved every year after 2012 and then joined a 73 win team

and now nobody respects his rings

KD was better for the past years, you and the nikkas that dapped you, need to take all yalls head out Brons ass and get over it.

I wont even address the underachieving remark. You either dont know shyt or just trolling.

 

[Bay Area]

Ive never really fukked with Strauss but this "drama" is pretty entertaining since everything is on lock down. Since the dominant era of Warriors basketball is finally over, im ready to sit back and analyze everything. I want to hear more stories about how nikkas were really feeling.

 

[Inferno]

I wonder how KD and Steph's relationship was. I can see KD's perspective

 

[ISO]

This article seemed to change everything Durant’s perception, Durant’s insecurity and heightened sense to win, Durant’s relationship with the media...

 

[Hey_zeus]

Remember in 2010 when KD was marketed as a quiet nikka

Him and DRose

 

[sfgiants]

Kd didn’t fit in Cuz he isn’t well adjusted and has the self esteem of a fat kid doing jumping jacks in front of girls dUring PE

Steph- family man
Klay- weed and bytches
Draymond - family man
Steve Kerr - cac
Livingston/iguodala- family men/ got their own interest

That’s why he was dying to team up with kyrie. Another moody fukkin weirdo. He had nothing in common with them and was jealous

 

[Kinguno]

Kd didn’t fit in Cuz he isn’t well adjusted and has the self esteem of a fat kid doing jumping jacks in front of girls dUring PE

Steph- family man
Klay- weed and bytches
Draymond - family man
Steve Kerr - cac
Livingston/iguodala- family men/ got their own interest

That’s why he was dying to team up with kyrie. Another moody fukkin weirdo. He had nothing in common with them and was jealous

All he needed to have in common with them was ball and it worked the extra shyt from the media didn’t

Everyone had their own interests and it’s disingenuous to shyt on people who keep their life private

 

[Kinguno]

2016 Steph losing cost Under Amour what also cost them was their CEO being a fan of Trump

Their designs were horrible but even still people forget KD had signed with them after his seventh season he signed a 300 million ten year contract but then Nike upped the shyt to 350 that’s why the KDVII and KDVIII looked too similar

At the time to me it feed into the rumor him and Steph were going to team up

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

2016 Steph losing cost Under Amour what also cost them was their CEO being a fan of Trump

Their designs were horrible but even still people forget KD had signed with them after his seventh season he signed a 300 million ten year contract but then Nike upped the shyt to 350 that’s why the KDVII and KDVIII looked too similar

At the time to me it feed into the rumor him and Steph were going to team up

Plenty players lose without it effecting their shoe sales so I doubt that played a factor although those other things may have.

 

[Apprentice]

This article seemed to change everything Durant’s perception, Durant’s insecurity and heightened sense to win, Durant’s relationship with the media...

In all fairness this is a wild ass headline from your home city

 

[goatmane]

KD wasnt prepared for the backlash his move would cause. He needed the support of the full organization to help him bear the brunt. But he didnt get that. Klay and Steph did the best they could. But between the GS media, the little jabs the GM and announcer made at the parade, and draymond, he didnt recieve that support. People within the org added fuel to the divisive narratives.

That's like if when Bron went to miami, Pat riley started making slick jokes about how the team would always be Wade's team. Or if his teammates started talking spicy about him choking whenever things got hot in the locker rooms.

KD is definitely sensitive, but I dont think the full warrior organization did enough to fix the cracks when they started to appear. I think Steph and Klay did the best they could. But the warrior media members and FO dropped the ball.

That Draymond shyt especially hurt him since he was KDs only legit friend on the team that was there before 2017 Outside of Quinn

 

[goatmane]

The whole thing in this thread that puzzles me is why are they so sure Strauss is lying

Generally if you write a book like this you better have your ducks in a row or you are in for professional ostracization or a libel suit

I'm telling yall... Strauss vetted every story. Hes baiting KD , waiting for KD to call him a liar so he can air him out even more

Fukk the Warriors players / execs / coaches that fed him these stories . They never appreciated KD

 

[Kinguno]

@Kinguno

By the way, the seminal players of the 10s were Bron, KD, Steph, I agree with you. Kawhi is a distant fourth, winning that backdoor chip last year has elevated him overnight into discussions he wasn't in a year ago, meaning, people thought he could be the best player alive if he was healthy, but legacy wise?

People weren't having legacy conversations about Kawhi a year ago, his resume ain't on the level of the other three guys. And I don't think he has a strong argument that he's better than any of them; at no point in Kawhi's career has he been a greater player than KD when KD is healthy; at no point in Kawhi's career until LeBron went down in Year 16 was he better than LeBron, yet people throw parties like a guy 8 years younger shouldn't be better than anybody playing in their 16th year if that guy is truly an elite player...

And Kawhi struggled acclimating with Aldridge the first year Aldridge came to SA, Kawhi dealt with injuries that postseason but he hardly left a mark in 2016, which we all know was the Year of Steph. His impact and legacy on the sport pales in comparison to Steph's, and he's only two years younger in basketball years. He may be better than Steph now but he ain't anywhere near Steph on a legacy scale yet...

The difference is while we know all athletes have egos, and they all think about being the greatest player and beating their top competition, Durant is the only one with a seemingly unhealthy obsession over it. They all think about it, they all want to be the last man standing, but only KD pouts if some random 34-year old white woman from Kansas posts on her Twitter that somebody is better than him...

With Kawhi he lucked out in SA hes had the best coach out of all of those guys. The other guys’ front offices either had people from SA or modeled after them.

He lead the Spurs to a 67-15 season and a 61-21 season before the 9 game season so it’s really interesting he never had the fit issues the other guys had like even including the Raptors team (they could get Giannis) that team had a weak spot

With his leg issue I wouldn’t be surprised if he only plays five more seasons it’s a big reason I believe he signed the weird contract he signed with the Clippers the 2 year with the third being a player option when he opts out he will be able to get the Supermax that comes after ten years in the league

Winning and narrative hold a lot of weight if he wins even one for the Clippers his legacy is crazy winning rings across different conferences and different organizations against Lebron, Curry, KD

KD was so close to the three peat with three finals mvps first since Shaq the weight of that plus him leaving to go to Brooklyn would have been more wild than Kawhi last summer, summer of 2016, and even the summer of 2014

There are still more to rise up to that level and more to be near but exposed as phonies (Luka, Zion, Simmons, Embid, Greek, Siakim, AD,Jokic, Bam, Tatum,)

Knowing what we already know about some of those guys already teaming up or even talking about teaming up moving foreword I see more “team ups” but for at max three years before breaking up and going on “their own” leading to more team ups

The NBA salary cap plus the luxury tax limits teams like We got four years of The Heatles, Three years of the KD Warriors, and only two years of the CP3- Harden Rockets

Lebron second go on the Cavs worked because they had a lot of expiring contracts, the number 1 pick, Vets to take the minimum, Tristan on a rookie deal contract, and Kyrie just signing his second contract they had flexibility until they didn’t exactly when Lebron went to the Lakers a team with a bunch of guys on rookie deals and later another top pick. When Lebron signed with the Heat it was a sign and trade with the Cavs for 110 million over six years with a opt out in year four and year five

 

[sfgiants]

All he needed to have in common with them was ball and it worked the extra shyt from the media didn’t

Everyone had their own interests and it’s disingenuous to shyt on people who keep their life private

Bay Area media is about the softest shyt in the league and he couldn’t take it
That’s why instead of enjoying time with his teammates (which he had nothing in common with outside of basketball) he was on twitter arguing with cac teenagers

 

[boskey]

This article seemed to change everything Durant’s perception, Durant’s insecurity and heightened sense to win, Durant’s relationship with the media...

Say what you want about KD but this shyt was COMPLETELY out of line.

KD clearly has issues, but people are allowed to have issues. Ethan Strauss sounds like a drama queen so I won't take his words at face value