"To have teammates that encourage you, that lift you up, that's what we all need in life," he said. "You've got to call Kevin Durant a champion now," Warriors guard and two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry said. It validated the notion of Warriors general manager Bob Myers, who risked what he had built counting on Durant to be the final piece in building a juggernaut. KD: LITTLE TIME FOR HATERSDismissing haters is not such a big deal to Durant as they might imagine. "The toughest challenge was to come in here and see how I can help this team get better," Durant said.

Source: Daily Nation June 13, 2017 08:37 UTC