The HARD Truth about Kevin Durant and his NBA "Championships"

Before diving into the lively discussion of the 2018 NBA Free Agency, I definitely wanted to acknowledge the final days of the NBA season and how the Golden State Warriors won their 3rd title in four years by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers. While Golden State was clearly the better team and thus have no interest in analyzing the matchups in the series, I am left wondering what to make of Kevin Durant's legacy as a result of these two consecutive finals. Credit to him, he has performed exceptionally well and has received 2 NBA Finals MVP trophies to go along with his two championships. In my opinion, however, there is certainly debate to discuss how significant this was for his case an all-time great as there are obvious factors that play a major role in these accolades. Certainly a bit controversial, but a vid that needed to be made. Hope everyone enjoys. Thanks for watching! Subscribe Here! https://goo.gl/MpZpDd Twitter:   / tpksports   Durant wins Finals MVP, Title "Kevin Durant went back-to-back, twice. It's now two straight NBA championships for the Golden State Warriors, and two consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards for the forward who played a huge role in getting them to those titles. Durant scored 20 points in the Game 4 clincher Friday night, a 108-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers — but his series will be remembered most for what he did in Game 3. Durant scored 43 points in that game, including a 33-foot 3-pointer in the final minute to all but clinch the win for the Warriors. Durant averaged 28.8 points in the series, along with 10.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists. "It's just about the journey, all season," Durant said. "Getting up every day, going to work with these guys, it's amazing. The environment is incredible. It's good for you to be around guys like this. It helps you become a better basketball player and a better man." There were 11 voters for the MVP award; Durant got seven votes, Stephen Curry — who still doesn't have a Finals MVP — got the other four. "Does it matter? Does it? Does it?" Durant asked. "We won two championships. We just won back-to-back. I don't think anybody's even worried about that type of stuff." Durant becomes the 11th player to win Finals MVP twice, joining six-time winner Michael Jordan, three-timers Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan and LeBron James, and two-timers Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, Willis Reed and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He's also the sixth player to win it in consecutive years, with Jordan, O'Neal, James, Olajuwon and Bryant being the others. Since 2009 the award has been named for Celtics legend Bill Russell, the 11-time champion who surely would have won the award several times if it existed in his long run of finals dominance. The Finals MVP was first handed out in 1969 — Russell's final season with the Celtics. Durant is one of 31 players to win the award." Myles Garrett says Durant rode Coattails to Titles "Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett said Thursday that Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant "broke" the NBA when he signed with the already star-studded Dubs in 2016. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com passed along comments Garrett made on 92.3 The Fan about Durant after the Warriors captured their third championship in the past four years when they completed a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals last week. "If I were him, I would've never made a move like that in the first place," he said. "Me, I'm too competitive to try and ride on somebody's coattails to get a W. But for him, you might as well stay at the spot you're at now. There's no point in leaving since you've already taken that moniker where he's been called the snake and cupcake and all that. You might as well stay and just keep on winning." Garrett lamented the fact the Warriors are able to have "pretty easy success" because they possess far more firepower than any other team. "Anyone can have an off night and they can still find a way to win," he said. Keywords: The Hard Truth about Kevin Durant and his NBA "Championships", Kevin Durant Warriors, Hard Truth about Kevin Durant, Kevin Durant NBA Finals 2018, Kevin Durant NBA Finals MVP, Kevin Durant NBA Champion, LeBron James 2018 Free Agency, Kevin Durant 2018 Free Agency, Golden State Warriors 2018, Stephen Curry NBA Finals MVP, Stephen Curry Better Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry NBA Finals 2018, LeBron James NBA Finals 2018 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. All Rights belong to their respective owners. The People's Kid