In a recent segment on his show, Colin Cowherd went off on Kevin Durant for choosing to leave the Golden State Warriors. He noted that Durant had it all on the Warriors and was the best player in the NBA. But after he left for the Brooklyn Nets with Kyrie Irving, Durant completely destroyed his legacy in an attempt to make sure that he could stand on his own two feet.
“Kevin Durant tanked his own career. He really did. He was at the time he was in Golden State, half of the people covering the league said he was better than LeBron.”
“He beat LeBron, he was a better offensive player, and he made Steph look small. He was MVP of the Finals twice. The league thought it was unfair. Adam Silver was uncomfortable with how dominant they were. And then he decided, ‘I want to go and play with Kyrie in Brooklyn.’ The hell.”
“The difference between LeBron and KD is not their games. They’re both all-time great players. The difference between LeBron and KD is LeBron is more like a Gordon Ramsey or a Jay-Z – ‘I’m not a businessman. I’m a business, man.’ And Kevin Durant is more the artist who, halfway through the tour, cancels the tour, sues Ticketmaster, and gets into a fistfight with his drummer.”
Cowherd did not hold back on Durant, and the timing of it certainly seems harsh, given that Durant recently crossed 30,000 points in the NBA. In fact, Durant is the fastest player to reach 30,000 points since Michael Jordan. But clearly, Cowherd believes that Durant made a big mistake leaving the Golden State Warriors and cost himself his spot as the best player in the NBA.
Stephen A. Smith Gives Kevin Durant His Flowers
Not all the members of the media were harsh on Kevin Durant. Stephen A. Smith called Kevin Durant a top-10 player of all time and a top-3 scorer in NBA history. Despite his complaints and frequent back-and-forths with the 15-time NBA All-Star, Smith has long been a vocal admirer of Kevin Durant and has consistently praised him.
“This is a top-10 player of all time. This is a top-3 scorer in the history of basketball. He’s that elite. We keep forgetting that he was out for the better part of two years because of that Achilles tendon he hurt against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals…”
“We keep forgetting that prior to that in Oklahoma City, he had missed a chunk of time because of injuries that he sustained. When this brother is on the court, he’s a career 27.2 points per game scorer. That’s sixth all-time behind Jordan, Wilt, Luka, Embiid, and Elgin Baylor.”
Durant is a player with a complicated legacy. While there is no denying his talent or his success, it is hard to imagine how a player of his caliber has only won two NBA championships in his career. However, Durant still has time to add to that legacy, even if it looks unlikely on the Phoenix Suns.
The Suns are expected to trade Kevin Durant in the summer, so maybe he might get a chance to play some championship basketball on what would be his fifth career NBA team.
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