The rest of the NBA may not be thrilled with Kevin Durant's decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors—or with the team's aggressive push to sign the superstar—but Warriors CEO Joe Lacob doesn't care.
"I know there are a lot of other owners and teams that are mad at us, at me," Lacob told Monte Poole of CSN Bay Area on Monday. "I felt that very much when I was in Las Vegas this summer. Sorry, we got him. We worked hard until we got him."
It isn't just other teams that may have taken exception to Durant's signing.
As Poole wrote: "NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Durant leaving Oklahoma City to sign with the powerful Warriors was 'not ideal from a league standpoint,' and several owners have expressed their dismay, suggesting it would be addressed in the next collective bargaining agreement."
Silver also said in July, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com: "For me, part of it is designing a collective bargaining agreement that encourages the distribution of great players throughout the league. On the other hand, I absolutely respect a player's right to become a free agent and, in this case, for Kevin Dur ...
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Joe Lacob Comments on Reaction of NBA Owners to Signing of Kevin Durant
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