Charles Barkley Comments on Kevin Durant Joining Warriors

July 6th, 2016 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »
Kevin Durant shook up the NBA landscape by announcing Monday on the Players' Tribune that he will sign with the Golden State Warriors, though the former MVP is also dealing with the backlash that comes with his decision to join a superteam.  

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley appeared on ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike (via ESPN.com) on Wednesday and compared Durant's choice to join the Warriors with LeBron James' decision to join the Miami Heat six years ago:

I was disappointed. I was disappointed like I was disappointed when LeBron went to Miami. Kevin is a terrific player, he's a good kid. But just disappointed with the fact that he weakened another team and he's gonna kind of gravy train on a terrific Warriors team. Just disappointed from a competitive standpoint. Because just like it meant more to LeBron to win one in Cleveland, it would mean more to Kevin to win one in Oklahoma than it would be in Golden State.

James fulfilled his promise to Cleveland by leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title last month over the Warriors, ending the city's 52-year drought without a major sports championship.

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