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With Kevin Durant joining a Warriors team that already broke the NBA record for wins in a season with 73 last year, many fans and members of the media have labeled them as villains.
Klay Thompson believes he and his teammates will embrace the role of being the bad guys, but head coach Steve Kerr isn't buying it. In particular, he's upset with that title being bestowed upon Stephen Curry and Durant.
Kerr, from ESPN's Ramona Shelburne:
“To think of Kevin Durant or Steph Curry or any of our guys as villains, it's kind of absurd. Especially Kevin,” Kerr said Sunday in an interview on ESPN Radio's TMI with Michelle Beadle and Ramona Shelburne. “This is one of the most likeable people in this league. He's just an awesome human being. What he did in Oklahoma City was just amazing for that community.
He makes some good points. Durant was an integral part of the community during his time with the Thunder, and he put NBA on the map in OKC. But that's not why he's being referred to as a villain now.
Kerr isn't oblivious to that:
“Circumstances kind of dictate, I guess, that some people are going to see him as a villain. But it's only because he decided to go elsewhere to play. He wanted to change his scenery, he wanted a new challenge. More than anything he wanted to play with our guys. He loves Draymond [Green] and Steph and Klay [Thompson] and Andre [Iguodala]. Seeing those guys in New York, he loved seeing the chemistry that exists and he wanted to be a part of it.”
