Another clue star is leaving Warriors – اخبار مجنونة

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Kevin Durant isn’t voicing his summer plans, but his body language tells a story Knicks fans can only dream.

The Golden State Warriors star — presumably until free agency in July — sat through a recent CBS “60 Minutes” interview alongside teammates that doubled as a torture session he seemingly couldn’t wait to escape.

There was Durant, his eyes glued to the Golden State hardwood, as reporter Jon Wertheim posited how he, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston could ever “play for another team after going through this,” the “this” being an NBA reign of three titles in four years that few other franchises have enjoyed.

In response to that inquiry, the 35-year-old, savvy Iguodala attempted what seemed like a final plea to keep Durant in the Bay.

“They don’t know, because they’re younger, they’ve got time,” Iguodala said. “When you get older, you don’t want to play for anybody else… This has got to be the template.”

At that point, Iguodala, Curry and Livingston broke into laughter. Durant, hands clenched together, stayed focused on the ground below while Thompson kept a straight face in ominous fashion.

Thompson, the Warriors’ second “Splash Brother” for his 3-point exploits, to a lesser extent than Durant has been at the center of rumors connecting him to another team in the summer.

LeBron’s Lakers are expected to be in full pursuit, though it’s been speculated a max contract could keep him a Goliath Warrior. Meanwhile, 63.3 percent of 109 players recently polled by The Athletic believe Durant dazzling the Garden’s home crowd 41 times a year is a fait accompli.

Absent from the powwow was Draymond Green, who missed this awkward exchange between Wertheim and Durant:

Wertheim: It’s inevitable there’s gonna be some friction sometimes. How do you guys handle conflict?

Durant: You lookin’ at me?

Voiceover: We were looking at him.

Wertheim: You said “peace” is a big word for you these days. What did you mean by that?

Curry: Did you say that?

Durant: I don’t remember (laughs). I’m sure I thought about it.

Of course Wertheim was singling out Durant, whose well-documented spats with Green this season have led to restored faith in Knicks land, where two max spots awaits Durant and likely close friend Kyrie Irving.

“If I already made a decision, it would take away from the team, what we’re fighting for. Every play would be overshadowed by it,” Durant told the ESPN’s The Undefeated earlier this week. “It is not necessary for me to make a decision right now. It would be bad to do that. It would take the focus off of what is important. I would never want to put my teammates in a messed-up position. I want to forget about it.”

Until then, Durant and the Warriors — tied 1-1 with the Clippers in their first-round series after blowing a 31-point lead Monday — will aim for more rings.

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