Under Maintenance

We deeply apologize for interrupting your reading but Vendetta is currently undergoing some important maintenance! You may experience some layout shifts, slow loading times and dififculties in navigating.

Sports Media

Kevin Druant Advocates For The Return Of The Seattle SuperSonics

Kevin Durant

(David Zalubowski/AP Photo)

Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant believes the NBA needs to return to Seattle (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)

A lot of NBA fans continue to criticize Kevin Durant for leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder. The thing that fans tend to forget is that Durant was actually drafted by Seattle. What loyalty does he owe OKC? After being drafted by Seattle, the owner of the team just up and moves the team on a moments notice? Who can blame him for not being loyal? With Durant now in Golden State, he actually gets to return to Seattle on Friday for a preseason game against the Kings.

Durant made it very clear that he is fond of Seattle and advocates for their return:

For sure,” Durant told ESPN. “Most definitely. It’s a basketball city. It’s a sports town. … They have a good representation of basketball in the NBA from Seattle-born players, Washington state-born players. And I feel like that whole brand deserves an NBA team. Just like the Golden State Warriors deserve a team or the Los Angeles Lakers deserve a team, Seattle is that same way. [A team] has that same type of impact in the community. So [we have] a lot of time in life before this whole thing is over, and I’m sure we’ll see a team before it’s time.”

It’s hard not to think of the what if had the franchise never moved to Oklahoma City. Had they not moved the franchise, never traded James Harden to save pennies, and drafted Kevin Love instead of Russell Westbrook I’m not sure if he ever leaves. The possibilities are endless but I’m sure Golden State is happy with the way things turned out.

That’s Some Cheese – Episode 7 – 2.15.18

“I look back on it and picture what it would have been like to [still] live there and play there, but I had no control [over the move],” he said. “I spent some great, great years in Oklahoma City, and that path was perfect for me. But I still got a connection with the Northwest area, always going up there with Nike in Portland, making trips to Seattle here and there, just knowing that I’m always going to be a Sonic. I think no matter what jersey I put on, I think those fans know that.”

Who knows; Maybe if Seattle comes back then Durant will return and then NBA fanboys will stop crying about the lack of parity?

<!-- Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->
<div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-154"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Popular Past Stories

<!-- Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->
<div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-136"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->
<!-- Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->
<div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-135"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->

recommended stories

Bennedict Mathurin Pacers

Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery

Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery Indiana Pacers second-year guard Bennedict Mathurin will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery to…

Read More
Klay Thompson NBA Executives

Klay Thompson Could Earn $20-25 Million, NBA Executives Believe

Klay Thompson Could Earn $20-25 Million, NBA Executives Believe Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson is declining and it’s hard…

Read More
Klay Thompson Warriors

NBA Executive predicts Klay Thompson won’t leave Warriors

NBA Executive predicts Klay Thompson won’t leave Warriors If you thought the Golden State Warriors would let Klay Thompson play…

Read More
Alperen Şengün Ime Udoka

Alperen Şengün Has High Praise For Ime Udoka

Alperen Şengün Has High Praise For Ime Udoka Houston Rockets and Turkish National Team center Alperen Şengün has high praise…

Read More
<!-- Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->
<div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-134"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - Single Blog Page - Middle - mid_content -->