I’ve never seen as much hate in Sports as I saw that day.
Overall-Surround-925
“No way this is real. Those rumors are getting ridiculous.”
draconianRegiment
League fucked.
youngsaiyan18
“Oh shitttt! We fucking got KD!!!” – all of us 7 years ago lol
jcupgif
it was so exciting
Muphukar
It was cool, but I felt like it was a little cheap. I understood why we became so hate-able, but hey rings are rings!
raleighboi
I remember thinking hey I can go back on r nba now after all those 3-1 and man’s game memes.
And then thinking “never mind” after spending 5 mins on that sub.
0mbreBlanc0
I was suprised. The RDC video that came out that day never gets old.
SouthMeasurement5414
I was hyped for half an hour straight 😂😂💥
SG-2000
I was shocked and thrilled. I was one of the people who thought there was no chance he would choose us. The Finals loss still stung a little but the KD news made the avalanche of 3-1 memes a lot less annoying!
Sh4d0wM00N
As Dubs Fan I rejoiced and Happy even knowing lot people hate it.
rnbecker
Made the 3-1 bearable
UnexpectedSharkTank
I made my girlfriend at the time read the letter to me while I was on the toilet. She read the whole thing with “wizards” and “washington” in place of “oakland” and “warriors”. I remember being so confused about the whole letter. Then she said “just kidding, he chose the Warriors”. Funniest thing she ever did, she got me good.
george_costanza1234
Remember refreshing that player’s tribune homepage like my life depended on it
billybean2
i walked down the stairs that morning and quietly said “dad, we got kd”. we were going to the store and drove on 880 and saw the “welcome to the bay, kd” poster on oracle. what a day
JayLegendYT
😂
sevintoid
Was dead asleep and my wife very softly said. What does KD signing with the Warriors mean? My eyes popped open and immediately ran to my computer to read the news. What a glorious day that was.
international510
As a warrior fan, I was happy for us, 100%. Big 4 = ez chips.
After the initial shock, I realized how much I hated the move. Abandoning Russ, joining a behemoth of a team, all of the same feelings pretty much 99% of the media shared during those weeks/months/seasons. I mean, damn. His legacy was forever tarnished that day, imo.
I still welcomed the 2 chips he got with us, and I’m sure in due time, most people won’t even care. But in that moment, I couldn’t support it as much as I wanted to.
muaddib-atreides
We still celebrating to this day, truly the real 4th of July holiday.
Gazerbeambones
I remember I was 18, visiting family in Chicago (coming from the PNW) and didn’t have a smartphone and they didn’t have TV so the way the news broke to me was via a newspaper on a stand and I couldn’t believe my eyes, it’s all I thought about the whole trip after that. Loved when we played against him but knew we would win multiple titles with him
lu_skywalker
I still cant believe this happened
OcearaPrz
Yes, it was very hype
HeaterWylin
Ruined the league for a little bit
doo_ross
Sh*t was pretty weak tbh
airb92
I got up and yelled to my parents WE GOT KD!
Sartheking
Honestly thought it was a joke/rumor for a while. It wasn’t until one of my friends talked about how he was gonna get some new socks with KD in a Warriors jersey that it really sunk in.
chibithug
i just remember looking at my phone and yelling “holy shit” repeatedly lol
jb-schitz-ki
my reaction was I started singing: “Chip… chip chip chip… chip chip chip… chip chip chiiiip”
to the tune of “the eye of the tiger”
Thickencreamy
Meh. It had been talked about in the media for a full year before it happened. People love the narrative of Dray calling Durant after losing game 7 but the Dubs were planning on getting KD regardless. It was one of the factors that led to Barnes tanking that Finals. He knew he wasn’t going to be offered a contract he wanted.
LittleRainCloud_
I thought they would go 82-0
PrimaryService1566
Couldn’t believe we landed a big one since Barry Bonds
2kaddict247
Absolute chaos. I remember after the season we won’t mention I was talking to my buddy about the “ what if” bc we always would play 2K against each other using the Thunder and Dubs. And I remember him just sort of laughing it off. But to say I expected it would be a lie. I called him so hype and ignorant that day when I saw the news lmao.
Still wonder how different things would be if he had stayed and signed long term. Those 4 guys are an insanely top tier all time basketball fit. Even given the injuries I’d say they could of won at least 2 more by now making 4 total. I could see a world where Kd is on the fringe of the MJ / LBJ debate. Winning cures all and Imo he hasn’t done anything to really boost his legacy since leaving. All time great career for sure but you know he wants to be more successful then his teams have been the past few years.
That being said obviously it didn’t work out that way. He should of never hooked up with Kyrie in BKN. All in all he gave us his best years and put his body on the line. He’s a GOAT forever in my book.
Rsardinia
I remember refreshing the players tribute website just as it happened to be posted and I was thinking am I reading a joke? There’s no fucking way Durant is coming to the Warriors. I refreshed it a few times and couldn’t believe it was real.
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I remember drinking salty tears.
We running the fucking league
We gonna be championship
It was positive. https://media.nbcbayarea.com/2019/09/07-07-16-kevindurant.jpg?resize=1200%2C675
I’ve never seen as much hate in Sports as I saw that day.
“No way this is real. Those rumors are getting ridiculous.”
League fucked.
“Oh shitttt! We fucking got KD!!!”
– all of us 7 years ago lol
it was so exciting
It was cool, but I felt like it was a little cheap. I understood why we became so hate-able, but hey rings are rings!
I remember thinking hey I can go back on r nba now after all those 3-1 and man’s game memes.
And then thinking “never mind” after spending 5 mins on that sub.
I was suprised. The RDC video that came out that day never gets old.
I was hyped for half an hour straight 😂😂💥
I was shocked and thrilled. I was one of the people who thought there was no chance he would choose us. The Finals loss still stung a little but the KD news made the avalanche of 3-1 memes a lot less annoying!
As Dubs Fan I rejoiced and Happy even knowing lot people hate it.
Made the 3-1 bearable
I made my girlfriend at the time read the letter to me while I was on the toilet. She read the whole thing with “wizards” and “washington” in place of “oakland” and “warriors”. I remember being so confused about the whole letter. Then she said “just kidding, he chose the Warriors”. Funniest thing she ever did, she got me good.
Remember refreshing that player’s tribune homepage like my life depended on it
i walked down the stairs that morning and quietly said “dad, we got kd”. we were going to the store and drove on 880 and saw the “welcome to the bay, kd” poster on oracle. what a day
😂
Was dead asleep and my wife very softly said. What does KD signing with the Warriors mean? My eyes popped open and immediately ran to my computer to read the news. What a glorious day that was.
As a warrior fan, I was happy for us, 100%. Big 4 = ez chips.
After the initial shock, I realized how much I hated the move. Abandoning Russ, joining a behemoth of a team, all of the same feelings pretty much 99% of the media shared during those weeks/months/seasons. I mean, damn. His legacy was forever tarnished that day, imo.
I still welcomed the 2 chips he got with us, and I’m sure in due time, most people won’t even care. But in that moment, I couldn’t support it as much as I wanted to.
We still celebrating to this day, truly the real 4th of July holiday.
I remember I was 18, visiting family in Chicago (coming from the PNW) and didn’t have a smartphone and they didn’t have TV so the way the news broke to me was via a newspaper on a stand and I couldn’t believe my eyes, it’s all I thought about the whole trip after that. Loved when we played against him but knew we would win multiple titles with him
I still cant believe this happened
Yes, it was very hype
Ruined the league for a little bit
Sh*t was pretty weak tbh
I got up and yelled to my parents WE GOT KD!
Honestly thought it was a joke/rumor for a while. It wasn’t until one of my friends talked about how he was gonna get some new socks with KD in a Warriors jersey that it really sunk in.
i just remember looking at my phone and yelling “holy shit” repeatedly lol
my reaction was I started singing: “Chip… chip chip chip… chip chip chip… chip chip chiiiip”
to the tune of “the eye of the tiger”
Meh. It had been talked about in the media for a full year before it happened. People love the narrative of Dray calling Durant after losing game 7 but the Dubs were planning on getting KD regardless. It was one of the factors that led to Barnes tanking that Finals. He knew he wasn’t going to be offered a contract he wanted.
I thought they would go 82-0
Couldn’t believe we landed a big one since Barry Bonds
Absolute chaos. I remember after the season we won’t mention I was talking to my buddy about the “ what if” bc we always would play 2K against each other using the Thunder and Dubs. And I remember him just sort of laughing it off. But to say I expected it would be a lie. I called him so hype and ignorant that day when I saw the news lmao.
Still wonder how different things would be if he had stayed and signed long term. Those 4 guys are an insanely top tier all time basketball fit. Even given the injuries I’d say they could of won at least 2 more by now making 4 total. I could see a world where Kd is on the fringe of the MJ / LBJ debate. Winning cures all and Imo he hasn’t done anything to really boost his legacy since leaving. All time great career for sure but you know he wants to be more successful then his teams have been the past few years.
That being said obviously it didn’t work out that way. He should of never hooked up with Kyrie in BKN. All in all he gave us his best years and put his body on the line. He’s a GOAT forever in my book.
I remember refreshing the players tribute website just as it happened to be posted and I was thinking am I reading a joke? There’s no fucking way Durant is coming to the Warriors. I refreshed it a few times and couldn’t believe it was real.