Warriors take sly dig at Kevin Durant by excluding him from Franchise of the Decade photos

Golden State Warriors were named as ‘Franchise of Decade’ across all professional sports teams by Sports Business Journal. While Warriors may t have played like a ‘Franchise of Decade’ team this season, y did celebrate with some fanfare after anuncement. A slideshow of some of Warriors' most memorable moments of decade was posted on Twitter by Golden State Warriors’ official Twitter account. A closer look at slideshow reveals one key omission.

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Two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant left out by Warriors

Kevin Durant was NBA’s most coveted free nt in 2016. “Strength in numbers” prompted Kevin Durant to sign for Golden State Warriors. While he did win two NBA championships during his time with Warriors, y didn’t exactly part in best of ways. Warriors have suffered in his absence this year, with effect of Kevin Durant’s departure being magnified by injuries to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Warriors clearly did t take Kevin Durant’s departure too well as he was key absentee in Warrior’s celebratory slideshow. 

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likes of Anthony Morrow, Monta Ellis, Zaza Pachulia, Jarrett Jack and Eric Paschall also featured in 22-photo slideshow. Kevin Durant was named as MVP in two of Warriors’ three Championship finals this decade. Wher his omission was an incent mistake or a deliberate, albeit, subtle dig at Kevin Durant is open to speculation. What is t, however, is fact that Warriors’ failure to replace imposing presence of Kevin Durant on court has t worked out for ‘Franchise of Decade’.

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Former LA Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell was man who was chosen to fill Kevin Durant’s shoes at newly-opened Chase Center. While 23-year-old has done well in absence of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, Warriors have still struggled to register a decent run of victories in NBA this season. Warriors' next NBA game will see m face off against Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. 

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