The rivalry between Kevin Durant and LeBron James has been one brewing even before the former signed with the Golden State Warriors. Back in his days with Oklahoma City, Durant lost convincingly to a Miami Heat team, giving James his first NBA championship.
The sour taste was likely wiped out of his mouth after showing out in the NBA Finals last season, garnering Finals MVP honors and a 4-1 result that paid James back with the same coin he doled out, back in 2012.
For Warriors' coach Steve Kerr, this second highly-anticipated regular season matchup between the Warriors and Cavaliers only serves as evidence to both players going down as two of the best to ever lace them up. In true sarcastic fashion, the Golden State boss gave his hot take on the matter.
“I know this is gonna be shocking, but I think they're both gonna end up as two of the greatest players of all-time,” said Kerr. “Anybody else had that between their minds?”
“LeBron's body of work has already put him there, as one of the top few ever and KD feels like he's on his way. They're two unbelievably unique players, given their size, strength, skillset, versatility; and we are all lucky to be watching them in this current age of the NBA.”
Steve Kerr said Kevin Durant and LeBron James will go down as “two of the greatest of all time.” pic.twitter.com/UxKegGQ4J0
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) January 15, 2018
Durant posted 25 points in the first encounter with the Cavaliers on Christmas Day, edging them 99-92 without Stephen Curry in the lineup. This time around, the four-time scoring champ will get another crack at testing his team's mettle against the defending Eastern Conference champs, but ultimately all will be said and written by his success in the playoffs, where it counts the most.
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