The story of how the Golden State Warriors talked Kevin Durant into creating the NBA’s newest version of the Avengers will be told many times from many different viewpoints. In fact, we rather suspect that The New York Times already has an interview scheduled with the team’s designated guru, J. Steven Lacob.
It could have Stephen Curry’s azure eyes, or Andre Iguodala’s open invitation to play Pebble Beach, or Jerry West’s Saturday phone call, but Durant is a Warrior – very much against the run of play, we grant you, but a Warrior nonetheless.