Take it from another Finals MVP: those five games Kevin Durant were among the greatest in Finals history.
Asked about how it ranks, Warriors legend Rick Barry called KD’s Finals MVP performance this year “one of the best ever” during an interview Tuesday with KNBR 1050’s The Audible.
The Hall of Famer and 1975 NBA Finals MVP appreciated that Durant could silence his critics in the Finals.
“He’s a heck of a player and a really good person, as well,” Barry said. “I’m really happy for him and his mom, all the garbage he had to put up with — and he got the last word.