As soon as Kyle Lowry’s 3-point attempt left his hands, Durant threw up his arms in celebration and looked to the crowd without even noticing Lowry’s shot bounce off the rim and into an opponent’s hands.
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Tuesday’s taunt wasn’t the only reason Thunder fans view Durant as a traitor, now more than ever before. Durant is known to be very aware of everything being said about him or written about him, so while he’s probably 100% confident that he made the right choice by leaving, it’s hard to believe the backlash and hate hasn’t gotten to him in some way.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski chose to start Durant alongside his new teammates Draymond Green and Klay Thompson.
Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors this 2016 offseason to become one of the most hated and criticized players in the league. “Obviously being somewhere for so long and then making a change, but it felt great”.
All three Warriors players started in the showcase and played together in the fourth quarter.
Durant scored twice within the first 30 seconds, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
He got hot in the final minutes, finishing with 15 points and five assists – a sequence so electric that the fans briefly forgot Curry was sitting courtside. The fans showed me major love, so I appreciate that. This includes the preparation of derivative works of, or the incorporation of such content into other works.
“Just catching up”, Durant said after the game of his Curry chat.
Warriors fans also got to see China use some of the talent they will face in the National Basketball Association next year. “Just for him to come here, play his first game as a member of this team in a US jersey”. A lot of them have real good 3-point shooters. Former NBA big man Yi Jianlian didn’t suit up for China because of an injury, and Houston Rockets second-round pick Zhou Qi led the team with 13 points. The US team are heavy favorites to win the gold medal again this year. “You know, they know the decision I made and how stressful that time was”. “He kept saying, ‘Man, I got the jitters, like first-game-type jitters.’ But it was great to see”.
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“I’m just gonna try my best to fit in but also play my game, and everyone around me I think is going to elevate me. (Kevin and his crew are) staying up in Oakland first until they figure out how they are going to do things”.
