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

[Leavingtheecstasy]

Toxic

If you asked me 8 years ago if kevin Durant would be one of the most toxic players in the NBA, I'd laugh you off the block

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Eh, Durant knew he wasn’t gonna get Steph level love. But what he didn’t expect was the media working overtime to try to drive the team apart(the running count of their record without him). Go back and look at that 2018 Finals, KD was essentially trying to hand the Finals MVP to Steph.

and that Mo Speights seems like KD was joking.

Warriors fans are protective of Steph partially because they’re still not over what happened in 16. So here comes KD who is arguably a better player stealing the shine, you got the media(where Lebron controls the narrative) saying they wouldn’t have won without him so they couldn’t embrace KD like that

Foh



We was satisfied with the 2015 championship and Steph's two MVP's.

 

[mindgawn]

GS played better when KD was out except in finals when refs swallowed whistles. KD gets Finals MVPs but never got doubled to keep the ball out his hands. Everyone's focus was on Steph. From the gate KD came in hating even disrespected Steph's Under Armour shoes....

Man as great as KD he is sensitive!

 

[UserNameless]

Hopefully this thread takes off with actual discussion

KD on the Warriors is interesting because it touches on many things we never talked about

Also the book had several different names with more including KD and one was a cover with his face darkened

Wilt himself said nobody loves a giant KD is a seven foot dark skin man who went to the Warriors where their two stars are light skin black man (one being biracial) who played in a style that was seen as “smart” they were playing in a more diverse area that over time was becoming more “elite” and white a literal valley of billionaires from when Mark Jackson got fired and Steve Kerr hired there was more of a shift to the other side. in 2015 the Warriors lucked into the championship ( Lebron plays a huge role because he sets the narrative love or hate him and he hold a lot of power and sway) 2016 came and they once again lucked into a championship but it was evident that Curry didn’t have the body to win and losing also cost Under Amour the chance at their own MJ (at minimum you need to be in the 6’5 to 6’10 range to win through history) and Lebron used sway to get Draymond suspended (Cavs literally sent hundreds of emails to the league office) the Thunder also play a role in this because as a new team they were gifted things including KD and other players OKC getting rid of Harden was one part of their death and the other part of their death was their “media training” the young Thunder were given to kinda shield these young black men in Oklahoma. So they already had a them vs the media mentality. Of the Big Three in OKC two of the three were Nike athletes.

The Warriors from 2013 on had planned to get KD if he hit free agency so they were already one of the teams in addition to the Celtics that had a chance to get him if he left. The Warriors went to the Hamptons to get KD and pitched that their movement would be unstoppable and the offense in OKC was stagnant. That first year they were ran through the league but after the first championship with KD they overpaid their old players and KD took less money leading to the last season where their margin of error was so small that it hanged on just their four guys in a league where teams were seven deep and Steve Kerr being a smart ass. The team that was “light years” got caught up to. Draymond got fat and fell off a cliff. The team wasted draft picks like Jordan Bell and expedited itself into the luxury tax. The new billion dollar stadium was another piece of bullshyt.

If the Warriors win another championship they the Spurs but they could’ve been like the Lakers and if they don’t win again they will forever look like frauds because nobody would boost them up. If KD wins a championship without them he raises what he already was. If he doesn’t then he gets framed as less when he never didn’t battle the greatest.

A lot of it is smart people being ignorant by blinding themselves with their intelligence that they lose their soul, touch, and feel things that a real hooper like KD never lost.

The media in the Bay Area let the basketball world down when Jordan was Jordan ,Chicago never would’ve, When Bron was in Miami they didn’t let it down when Kobe and Shaq were running and after Shaq left LA did not let it down

Really good read

without KD and injuries to the Cavs, Warriors wouldnt have won anything

Facts .

 

[fifth column]

I just wanna watch some b-ball mane, can’t get with this off court gossip queen stuff b

 

[Big Boss]

I knew they were gon talk about this on first take

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

They about to talk about this shyt on First Take

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Street Knowledge]

The warriors will always be Curry’s team

 

[I AM WARHOL]

This reads like a pissed off writer. I'm not gonna validate his tears

 

[smitty22]

You mean 4 bruh I fimd your lack of faith in your team disturbing

Gonna take 5 cause of this corona setback

 

[FTBS]

You gotta wonder...if he could go back in time knowing what he knows now does KD still go to GSW? Was it worth it to him? Did he really get what he wanted out of it? Clearly he wanted something more than just buckets and rings. The thing is, you can't get the stuff it sounds like he's looking for on the court or even in the media or with fans.

 

[FunkDoc1112]

I said it then and I’ll say it again, going to GS was the worst possible career move KD could’ve made. He never really seemed happy his entire time there and the media and non GS fans will never give him credit for winning championships b/c he went there

I think he was happy the whole first year then when he realized he won a championship and people still ain't really love him like that, it changed.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

I think he was happy the whole first year then when he realized he won a championship and people still ain't really love him like that, it changed.

Validation is a mufukka....love yourself brehs. Depending on love from others leads to perpetual disappointment.