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Kevin Durant Discusses Backlash from Leaving Oklahoma City Thunder and More
- Updated: September 22, 2016
Kevin Durant became the biggest story of the NBA offseason when he chose to sign with the Golden State Warriors in July.
The backlash that came with it has not been comforting.
The seven-time All-Star provided his thoughts on the move while talking to Bill Simmons of Any Given Wednesday (via Anthony Slater of the Mercury News):
Kevin Durant to Bill Simmons on @AnyGivenWeds on the backlash to leaving Oklahoma City pic.twitter.com/2pKTBsZlPI
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) September 22, 2016
The Seattle SuperSonics drafted Durant with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 draft. He then spent the next eight years of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder after the franchise changed cities. In that stretch, he won four NBA scoring titles and an MVP award and helped lead the team to …