Warriors left Kevin Durant out of the tribute video on purpose, claims Jalen Rose

The Sports Business Journal/Daily named Golden State Warriors the 'Franchise of the Decade' across all pro sports teams. Though the team has not performed well this NBA season, they shared a tribute video including some of the Warriors' most memorable moments. However, the video left out former teammate Kevin Durant. 

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According to NBA reports, former American basketballer Jalen Rose commented on the issue while talking to an international magazine. According to Jalen Rose, the Warriors purposefully excluded Durant from the video. Jalen Rose stated that the Warriors' motion offence ran by Steve Kerr only works till a certain point. Jalen Rose believes it is 'straight shade' thrown at Durant. However, Rose also added that while Durant has been talking about his time with the Warriors, the team has not talked about Durant. 

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Now the Warriors have given their answer, but Jalen Rose thinks that one cannot just ignore Durant. He is a back-to-back Finals MVP winner and has won two NBA championships. While with the Warriors, Durant averaged at 25.8 points per game during the regular NBA season, and 29.6 points during the NBA postseason. This offseason, Kevin Durant joined the Brooklyn Nets in a four-year contract along with a sign-and-trade deal with the Warriors. The Warriors received D'Angelo Russell in return. Earlier, Joe Lacob had stated that they would retire Durant's No. 35 jersey. Durant is currently sidelined from the NBA due to his Achilles Heel injury. The Warriors, on the other hand, are at a 5-24 win-loss record, the worst in the league. 

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