In a move that the Warriors dreaded happening from the minute he re-signed with the team last summer, Kevin Durant plans to sign with the Brooklyn Nets instead of staying with the Warriors. Durant planned to make the announcement on Sunday night on his Instagram account of The Boardroom, his company-owned sports business network, but various outlets reported the news first.
Durant had planned to have meetings with the Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers after free agency began on Sunday at 3:00 pm PT. After agreeing to a five-year, $190 million deal with Klay Thompson, Warriors general manager Bob Myers planned to fly from Los Angeles to New York for Durant’s meeting.