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Kevin Durant’s maiden voyage as a member of the Golden State Warriors ended in the way that many envisioned. In Game 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals, Durant was unbelievably effective, scoring 39 points, grabbing seven rebounds and knocking down five three-point attempts in a clinching performance.
Moments later, he was named as the 2017 NBA Finals MVP and put on a show during the trophy presentation.
Nike, who pays Kevin Durant a hefty sum of money annually, was quick to release a video celebrating the occasion but there is something to be said for the raw reaction. One of the best moments came from Durant’s interaction with his mother and, even if the majority of that took place outside of the speech, the exclamation of “we did it!” certainly was affecting.
Furthermore, it wasn’t as if there was any level of mystery to the proceedings, as Durant was the unanimous choice.
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“This team has been through so much together – like blowing a 3-1 lead to lose the championship – & when you face low points like that as a team, it makes it that much more fulfilling to come together for such a huge accomplishment… I’m speaking, of course, of the team effort in recruiting me to join an already historically good team. Ever since I joined this team, we faced very little adversity & there really was never any doubt that we would coast to the championship. So, my message to the children of America is this: The key to success is to take the easy way out!”
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Every warrior article got this fool Clayton crying just like Lebron’s bitch ass, go figure.
“I can’t dispute a single thing this dude says, so I’ll call him names!” Well argued, good sir!
“…and the Golden State Warriors rode his high-end ability all the way to the title.” Except for those 20 games he missed, I mean it was only a month…just a quarter of the season. The Warriors were so lucky to have been able to have such a dedicated and competitive guy on their squad; they certainly had a ton of holes to fill after last season…