Kevin Durant is headed to the Brooklyn Nets, as the two-time Finals MVP agreed to sign a four-year, $162 million deal with the team. He may have left the Golden State Warriors after just three seasons, but he's already done so much for the franchise. KD led them to back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018 and has made the Dubs one of the most formidable teams during his brief stay there.

Which is why on behalf of the Warriors organization, Stephen Curry flew from China to New York in order to meet Durant and thank him for everything that he's done for the city of Golden State, according to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic.

Stephen Curry flew straight to the New York area from Shanghai, China. But he wasn’t going to pitch Kevin Durant on why he should stay with the Warriors. It was already too late. He was on the plane when the news broke that Durant was leaving for Brooklyn.

And Curry didn’t turn the jet around or cancel the trip. Because it wasn’t about recruiting. It was about respect. It was about thanks.

…Curry went to have one last moment with Durant as teammates. To tell him one more time how much he appreciated him for the three years they had. They’d won two championships together. Dominated the league together. Made history together. He was there to wish Durant happiness and peace, express his support for his decision. And when Curry got to Durant’s apartment in Manhattan, Durant confirmed to Curry his decision that their time together was over. Face to face. Man to man. Friend to friend.

It is possible that Curry already knew that Durant was leaving the Warriors long before he made his decision to join the Nets earlier today. But he still made the effort to tell his former teammate how much he meant to him and the team.

Now, they will move on to the next chapter of their careers, and when they see each other on the court, it will be as competitors.