“Needs to review the 2017 tape, KD was indeed the Bus Driver” JJ Redick disagrees with Charles Barkley on Kevin Durant’s role in Warriors’ dynasty

Kevin Durant has been mocked and trolled at, even by his former teammates this season. Kevin Durant’s legacy came into question after the Warriors won their second title without him, equaling their record with him. When the dust settles, Kevin Durant will still be regarded as one of the greatest scorers of the game, however, there are some events which have scarred his career including his decision to join the Golden State Warriors to win the two rings of his career. Regardless of the way KD used, he still was phenomenal during his stint with the Warriors.

The streets were filled with ecstasy as the Bay Area rallied their Mastermind Steve Kerr and King, Stephen Curry and his Championship heroes home, holding their pride and the Larry O’Brian trophy aloft, as San Francisco basked in the celebrations. This would have rubbed salt in Kevin Durant’s already wounded 2021-22 season, as he crashed out of the playoffs to the eventual finalists, the Boston Celtics.

“You don’t wanna see us next year”, These were Stephen Curry’s words on May 21^st, 2021 after a disappointing loss to the Grizzlies in the Play-In Tournament. About 11 months down the line, the Warriors have stepped up and claimed what is theirs, their opponents have bowed down, and the haters are nowhere to be seen, as the Golden State Warriors clinch their 4^th NBA Title in 8 seasons.

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“He’s just flat-out wrong” JJ Redick and Charles Barkley get into a heated debate about Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant left the Golden State Warriors after 2 triumphant Rings in the NBA, looking to pair up with Kyrie Irving to have another chance at a Championship. He was a force to reckon with when he was with the Warriors, winning 2 Finals MVP’s while in San Francisco, being the spearhead along with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Unfortunately, there are many who believe that Durant wasn’t the bus driver of the Warriors, but a bus rider during the two championship runs of the Warriors. Charles Barkley has been one of the most vocal analysts on this better.

Former NBA player JJ Redick discussed this topic and openly said that Charles Barkley was wrong this time. Redick then discussed Durant’s Finals performances during his two title runs with the Warriors, in which KD won both Finals MVPs. He averaged 35.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 5.4 assists in the 2017 series.

“I love Charles Barkley, and he’s been so great for our game. He’s wrong in this, he’s just flat-out wrong. To call Kevin Durant anything but the bus driver of those Warriors teams, and that is not, I wanna be clear, that is not a knock on Steph Curry.”

There is no doubt that Kevin Durant is a top-10 scoring talent of all time because he has no comparison in terms of being a 6’10” sharpshooter with a wingspan that extends over 7 feet. In raw talent, Durant has a solid argument for being one of the most uniquely unstoppable players to ever play the game, however, he has been under massive amounts of criticism since leaving the Wariors and failing to make an impact. Redick wasn’t the only analyst who supported Durant’s decision to clap back at Chuck. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst also discussed this matter on “Get Up” and said something similar to what Redick pointed out.

While both Irving and Durant joined the Nets during the summer of 2019, it’s been an era of disappointment and untapped potential thus far. The Big 3 of the Nets, consisting of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden played just 16 games together, making it hard to cash in fully on their names. Durant missed a quarter of this season due to a knee injury, Irving missed nearly two-thirds due to his refusal to get vaccinated, and Harden demanded a trade — one that brought back Ben Simmons, who still hasn’t played.

It’s certainly a triple-double of problems, problems and more problems for the Nets and KD as they face plenty of questions financially and technically. From figuring out a way for the team to get over the lows and win a championship, the team also has to take care of the business side and make sure they can continuously support the franchise financially to keep competing in the future.

Despite the fact that Durant was amazing on the Warriors, he is yet to win an NBA Championship where he is leading the team and not surrounded by three other superstars. Once KD accomplishes that, we are sure no one will dare dismiss his legacy in the league, but until then, people will always find a way to discredit his championships.

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