Maybe this truly explains why Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook's relationship will never be the same.

The details continue to leak out in the days and weeks following Durant's decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder and join the Golden State Warriors. A common thread is Westbrook's anger at the decision.

This may explain why he was so mad.

From ESPN's Royce Young:

“Three weeks ago, Kevin Durant’s sitting there at dinner, telling him “Hey, I’m coming back, man. Don’t worry about it.” And now, Russell Westbrook has been kind of thrown into this in having to decide his future a summer earlier than expected.

“Kevin Durant, more so than even that, was telling people, “Hey, yeah, I mean I’m coming back.” Like I said in there, a week before Kevin Durant sat down in the Hamptons, he was in Oklahoma City ready to make an offer on a multi-million-dollar house. So, the guy was pretty serious about coming back, and then things turned rather quickly for him to leave. And there’s no doubt that the organization felt a little bit burned by this.”

This sounds a little bit like Durant was really struggling with the decision and he didn't want to disappoint anyone in Oklahoma City. That's why he always said the right things when asked about his free agency. He always stressed how much he liked being in the area and how it was such a perfect place for him.

A lot of signs from Durant pointed to him staying. It gave the Thunder and teammate Westbrook what ended up being a false sense of security, that Durant wasn't going anywhere.

It's understandable that the franchise and Westbrook now feel burned by this. Championship aspirations are gone and the Thunder have to decide if they just want to start over now. They got nothing back for Durant and don't want the same thing to happen with Westbrook, who they're basically pushing to make a decision on his future now a year before he becomes a free agent.

Break-ups are always messy.

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