Durant won his first championship in as emphatic a fashion as anyone could have imagined, finishing with 39 points, seven rebounds and five assists while fighting LeBron James (41 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists) on the defensive end.
Kevin Durant came to Golden State looking for a championship and found a band of brothers who, as it turned out, were exactly what he needed to finally capture that long-sought title.
He was vilified in 2010 when he left the Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat where he won two National Basketball Association titles before returning to Cleveland four years later and delivering the city their first National Basketball Association championship in 2016.
After the 129-120 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors celebrated with some champagne and beer in the locker room.
Durant came back late in the regular season from a 19-game absence with a left knee injury, then dealt with a tender calf early in the playoffs. That's something I talked about coming into the league, wanting to do it year in and year out.
The Bulls may think this way too, especially a professed self-professed loser like John Paxson, who'll insist "it's too difficult" and just punt a few seasons because there's no real path to a title while Durant+Curry and the rest of a versatile historically-great-shooting team remains together.
It all added up to Golden State's second championship in three years. A fabulous first one with and for Durant. It's kind of insane to think about the conversations we had this summer and going into the year about how we can both mesh and do what we do and be the players that we are. And the packed crowd at Oakland's Oracle Arena got to sing along with Queen as it rained yellow-colored confetti.
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She also re-posted a picture she shared past year of James' number 23 scrawled onto her stomach in sunscreen - this time with the Jordan Crying Face meme edited onto her face.
"I knew it was going to be a battle I just tried to challenge him. you can't stop the guy". Golden State general manager Bob Myers also was moved to tears given Kerr's courageous Finals comeback from an 11-game absence while dealing with complications from back surgery following the 2015 title run.
He hugged mother Wanda many a time.
Later, he was straightforward and serious: "We were heartbroken last year, but this year was our turn".
Those who criticize Durant for joining the Warriors and hate Golden State for its success might want to direct their anger at the National Basketball Association itself.
"Kevin's journey, our team embraced him". "If you want to win, it doesn't matter".
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