Kevin Durant‘s return to the Golden State Warriors is right around the corner. The All-Star forward will reportedly return from a leg injury later this week, and it could not come at a better time – the postseason starts soon, and this gives Durant the opportunity to find a rhythm with his teammates before the championship hunt begins.
However, there are some people who think the timing may be a bit awkward. The Warriors are on fire lately, winning 12 games in a row. If you believe that the current chemistry the team has trumps Durant’s talent, then you may be skeptical.
One person who does not think that way – well, one of many people who don’t think that way – is Draymond Green, who appeared on Jim Rome’s radio show and discussed Durant’s return.
“Everyone’s always looking for something to talk about,” Green remarked, “some storyline, and we know just like I think everyone else knows if they know anything about basketball that we’re a much better team with Kevin on the floor than we are without him. Obviously we’ve found a rhythm without him being out there, which you know, over the course of time I hope you can find a rhythm – he’s been out of our lineup since February 28 I think it was. Where we are a month and a half later, I hope you can find some type of rhythm.”
The most interesting part of this came a little later, when Green was discussing how Durant fit in with the team. He mentioned that everyone on the roster knew they had to make sacrifices, but these were necessary, because they made the Warriors a better basketball team.
“You know when you’re going to recruit him, some people are gonna have to make sacrifices in whatever area that is, but we were all willing to do that to get him,” Green said. “We knew that that wouldn’t be a problem, we were looking forward to try and get him here, we’re not gonna change.”
For years, Golden State’s play has been a prime example of how to be unselfish on the basketball court. It’s not a surprise to anyone that no one was going to be upset over their numbers dipping because Durant was coming on board.
