On March 13, 2019, The Athletic senior columnist Marcus Thompson II held a chat on his publication’s website. The Golden State Warriors were well on their way to the West’s top seed, and a fifth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals. They employed arguably the two best players in the world.
You wouldn’t know it from the questions asked in the chat.
This was only a month after Kevin Durant’s long media absence, and the surrounding speculation that cloaked him. The team appeared in low supply of chemistry and locker room verve; the castle felt held up by popsicle sticks and superglue.