A midsummer attempt at de-clouding the newly muddied Western Conference, where the future is now... brighter for the Clippers?
A little over two weeks ago, Kevin Durant abandoned his long-cherished Oklahoma City home to go west and seek his fortune with Golden State. He announced his decision on Independence Day, a move wrought with irony. While the rest of the country celebrated its freedom, the Warriors instead established a tyrant rule over the rest of the NBA. Not since the days of Bill Pullman and Will Smith had anyone won so thoroughly on July 4.