OAKLAND, Calif. — Of all the possible outcomes to emerge from the first reunion of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook on a basketball court, this was the worst result.
Even if it was the most likely.
The demolition of the squad Durant left behind at the hands of the new superteam he helped create—as Westbrook regressed into an overly emotional, wounded lightweight throwing wild, implausible haymakers at the heavyweight Golden State Warriors—pulled Durant and Westbrook further from the connection they had for the eight years they shared with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
And that's a shame.
They were friends—they really were—and they accomplished so much side by side. They weren't besties. But they were really good.
We lavish praise on stars who get past ego in order to win together, but what's far more remarkable is stars unable to make it to the top who still hold their peace.
Durant and Westbrook managed that.
Without a championship parade, however, no one ever stopped to celebrate it.
Westbrook led his leftover team to a 4-0 start bef ...
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