[Murray] Rockets have ruled Kevin Durant out for Game 5 at Los Angeles. Austin Reaves will be a gametime decision for the Lakers
should be alright, they are the better team after all
The 2 best games they’ve played have been without him honestly.
The worst game they played was also without him though and on the road, to be fair
My sources tell me the Ewing Theory Committee has booked out an entire floor at the DTLA Biltmore Hotel
I hope HOU wins game 5.
Then KD comes back and HOU loses game 6
Obviously
cant wait for people to analyze his facial expression and body language on the bench lol
if he even makes it to the bench.
Ain’t much to analyze, seems like that bridge is already burned
Why?
His leaked messages earlier this year
Every comment that mentions bench/crowd reactions is crazy. I’ll watch the clip and see literally nothing. It will be a blurry, moving shot, and a comment with 2k points will mention the facial expression of a random person that can’t be deciphered.
Durant’s Legacy is gonna be so weird. Obviously an extraordinarily gifted scorer and one the best players to touch a basketball but outside of joining a super team to win a couple rings he really has Jack squat in terms of playoff success as the main guy
He’s the only player you can realistically argue for the top 15 all-time who is objectively a terrible leader
Wilt? Kareem? Shaq?
Karl
Plenty of infamous assholes in the Top 15
He isn’t top 15 to me
you can realistically argue for the top 15 all-time who is objectively a terrible leader
What about the rapist guy who chased off his all time great teammate and requested a trade said either him or me, chose to literally throw a NBA FINALS series to make a point? The guy that was an actual asshole to many teammates?
Is that an objectively terrible leader?
Objectively no, since he lead his team to two championships
Wait so all it matters is a championship, not actual leadership? Oh got it
KD led his team to two rings as a first option won two finals MVPs, objectively great leader i guess
KD was not the leader of those teams
his former teammate is literally the greatest shooter of all time. At best, he was 1.b
He’s not top 15. /s (maybe).
Even as a Kobe disliker he’s definitely top 15, when people start saying GOAT is where they get stupid
I doubt it was Kobe that chose to throw a finals series when Tayshaun Prince had him in jail the whole series.
But fair points nonetheless.
Kobe 100% threw that series lmao, he decided to shoot and not pass to Shaq who even when getting doubled was either scoring or getting fouled, you can literally go watch full games
That team was cancerous because Kobe wanted to be first option and he himself admitted it was either him or Shaq, he wanted to win as Batman and not be known as the sidekick lol
It got results. MJ was also a competitive psychopath that punched his own teammates, but at the end of the day he lead his team to two threepeats. KD has zero results as the main guy
Sometimes i forget how brain dead people are man, just zero nuance and logic in thinking
Good leadership = won
Bad leadership = lost
I guess so many guys like Steve Nash (loved teammate, got so many guys better) was a bad leader because he didn’t win, that’s the brain dead logic i’m replying to, fucking hilarious
Thats what objective means you idiot
just zero nuance and logic in thinking
ironic lol
Sanest top 1% commenter.
He made the finals as the main guy at age 22, dropped 32ppg on 65% TS and lost because his brain dead point guard took more shots
Already a better legacy than a lot of players right there
Nobody remembers that though because they just hate him personally
Yeah and the average user of this sub was in diapers when he did that. You could show him, Russ, and Harden in the OKC jerseys and some would be likely to call it AI.
2012* never happened for Durant sadly
What about averaging 35/11/6 on 60 TS% vs the Bucks in 2021
I don’t think I’d say jack squat. That Thunder team getting to the finals ahead of schedule was one of the most fun stories of the 2010s. Also he was a toe away from beating the Bucks in 2021 to get to the ECF.
I just think his decision to go to GS killed his legacy oddly enough. It’s one thing to leave OKC for another team, but for the team that you just lost to the year before felt like the opposite of competing. Been miserable since
Took a young okc to the finals won mvp multiple scoring titles
His legacy would unironically be way better if he had retired after the Achilles (although finishing 5th all time in points is a nice feather for him he wouldn’t have otherwise)
I mean he made the Finals with OKC in 2012. Honestly they kinda cruised to them too. They won in a Sweep in Round 1, 5 in Round 2, and 6 in the Conference Finals after being down 2-0. He had Westbrook but he averaged 28.5 PPG in the playoffs that year, he was clearly their number one option.
He’ll be known as one of the best players to ever bounce a ball but with the absolute worst mental of all time.
Basically a VIP bus pass.
Only if you started watching Durant after he left OKC.
I’m a hater but come on he made the finals and took 73-9 warriors to seven games and without playoff klay would’ve won and carried the nets when Joe Harris cudnt make an open 3.
def agree he is below jokic and Steph by a healthy margin all time
Just send him packing already
They’ve actually played better without KD than with him.
Everybody be on haircut watch for Reaves as this is our true indictator on if he’s playing
You are a Magic
Which means Reaves won’t feel like playing since he’s just waiting for KD to make his return before he has to make his
Wonder if he’ll be on the bench or still in the back getting treatment
If they played best of 10 this might be the most interesting playoff series of all time for drama and tea
Series tied 5-5 both teams fly to Mr Beast land in Riyadh and never come back
NBA PLAYERS COMPETE FOR 5 MILLION DOLLARS
Might be a hot take but I think the rockets played better without kd
So disappointed at this series becoming what it is vs the expectations of a possible final time a KD vs LeBron playoff matchup
I’m all for wanting to see the Rockets come back from 0-3 down to tie it at 3-3 and then KD plays game 7. It’ll be very entertaining.
He has a multiple week injury lol
He injured it in game 2 and game 7 is almost 2 weeks after game 2. It’s possible he could come back since the injury he has is a lot of pain tolerance. I think the usual timeline is 2-3 weeks but 12 days is certainly possible. I only want to see it for the narratives and comments here.
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Unironically must win for LA
KD stands for Ke
rest reaves until round 2 unless this series goes to a game 6-7 which it shouldn’t
By the amount of reports for this game, you would think it’s happening tonight
Damn now Houston has a chance
Have they announced if The Extender will be suiting up?
How does a guy that’s been healthy all year miss 3 game with injuries in the playoffs that it seems one could play through. Seems he’s quit on the team….obviously