Warriors' Kevin Durant gets extended ovation before USA vs. China at Oracle Arena pic.twitter.com/TqyslF5yZY
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 27, 2016
DUB NATION WAS IN THE BUILDING
Kevin Durant has been at the center of this year’s free agency frenzy, with plenty of people hating the move he made to the Golden State Warriors. And that’s just as far as fans are concerned. That doesn’t even mention the people of Oklahoma City or his own ex-Thunder teammates.
Today as part of Team USA, KD was introduced at Oracle Arena for the first time.
Before the game, Durant could be seen signing jerseys for the kids and everyone in Oakland was loving it. By the time they introduced him, he was getting a standing ovation.
Kevin Durant opens the #USABMNT scoring in Oakland with a quick-trigger three vs China! #RapidReplay @NBATV https://t.co/NGp2AraWgi
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 27, 2016
DURANTULA
Then KD put in that work, making the first 10 points against China, but that’s where the fun stopped. He ended with 13 points in USA’s 107-57 route of China.
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