More than 4 years since his last game as a Warrior, Durant played his first game in front of fans at Chase Center.
Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant gestures past Golden State Warriors’ Chris Paul and Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry in the second quarter of the season opener at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. SAN FRANCISCO — A pair of NBA championships, the most beautiful basketball ever played, a horrific injury, the end of an era and more than four years of waiting were all wrapped up in about 60 seconds of emotion, from 7:02 p.m. to 7:03 p.m.
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Bay, two-time Warriors world champion, two-time Finals MVP, No. 35 Kevin Durant!” “A lot of good moments in that video. Able to relive some of those memories real quick,” Durant said some 3 hours later, after his Suns dispatched his former team, 108-104, with the help of his 18-point, 10-rebound double-double. “It’s always good to be recognized for the work you put in. It was exciting to see people who I haven’t seen in a while, some familiar faces. I feel like the fanbase here has nothing but respect for me as an individual, player and as a person. It’s all I can ask for.
Since then, the country has cycled through two presidents and Durant two teams. We all endured a pandemic. The Warriors hit rock bottom and climbed all the way back to the mountaintop. Their original trifecta — Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green — cemented their legacy with a post-Durant title.
As Durant watch the video board before tipoff, he was still in the black-and-purple pregame sweatsuit with the hood pulled over his head, producing the unmistakable silhouette of the “Slim Reaper.” It’s what he was wearing as he passed Lacob on his way into the locker room after warm-ups. The two shared a few words, perhaps a reminder that the owner has already promised to build a statue in Durant’s likeness outside this building one day.
Two minutes into the first quarter, though, Durant put his shoulder into Curry, stepped back and sank a jumper for his first points of the night. But before he could produce another bucket, he had sent Chris Paul flying to the floor, drawing an offensive foul and even larger cheers from the crowd than during his introduction.
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