Kevin Durant discusses free agency, Oklahoma City, motivations and more
As so ominously put by NBA injury analyst and certified athletic trainer Jeff Stotts in his report on the Durant injury, "The inherent risk for re-injury is particularly high, and surgery can't guarantee anything. "
Yet along the way, and as a result of all these unwelcome realities in their world, Oklahoma City has become Silver Lining Central out of sheer necessity. Cue Thunder general manager Sam Presti on Sunday, when he had his latest déjà-vu moment with the media to explain what the latest injury means and found himself channeling Ernest Hemingway.
"Forget your personal tragedy, " Presti said.
And remember the ones who remain.
Westbrook, above all the rest, will have his best chance yet to evolve and flourish in ways that Durant did last season when the tables were turned (the Thunder were 19-7 with Durant leading the way without Westbrook when he was recovering from right knee surgery).
It could be a trigger-happy hot mess, with Westbrook firing away to such a degree that the Thunder are even more imbalanced offensively than before as they slide down the Western Conference standings. Or perhaps Westbrook will be a galvanizing force here, finding a way to elevate the games of role players like Reggie Jackson, Jeremy Lamb and Perry Jones in such a way that the whole is even better than the sum of its parts when Durant finally returns.
Yet along the way, and as a result of all these unwelcome realities in their world, Oklahoma City has become Silver Lining Central out of sheer necessity. Cue Thunder general manager Sam Presti on Sunday, when he had his latest déjà-vu moment with the media to explain what the latest injury means and found himself channeling Ernest Hemingway.
"Forget your personal tragedy, " Presti said.
And remember the ones who remain.
Westbrook, above all the rest, will have his best chance yet to evolve and flourish in ways that Durant did last season when the tables were turned (the Thunder were 19-7 with Durant leading the way without Westbrook when he was recovering from right knee surgery).
It could be a trigger-happy hot mess, with Westbrook firing away to such a degree that the Thunder are even more imbalanced offensively than before as they slide down the Western Conference standings. Or perhaps Westbrook will be a galvanizing force here, finding a way to elevate the games of role players like Reggie Jackson, Jeremy Lamb and Perry Jones in such a way that the whole is even better than the sum of its parts when Durant finally returns.
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