It's Time to Ask if Kevin Durant Has Already Played His Last Game for the Warriors
By Parker White
Plenty of fans believed that the Golden State Warriors could win the title whether or not they had Kevin Durant on the floor, but four games into the NBA Finals, the defending champs are suddenly down 3-1 to the Toronto Raptors and on the brink of capitulation.
Durant's status for Game 5 is still up in the air as of now. But after listening to ESPN's Brian Windhorst following Game 4, you have to wonder if he'll return at all. Take a listen:
After being rather coy over Durant's progress over the last month, there's seemingly a good chance that the two-time NBA Finals MVP isn't coming back to save the day. This Warriors team will have to do it without KD.
And given his looming free agency -- an unavoidable distraction all year long -- it's quite possible that we've already seen the last game Durant will ever play in a Warriors uniform.
So, has Durant already played his last game for Golden State? Will he want to return and take care of unfinished business in the Bay instead of going to, say, New York?
These are the questions that need to be asked while his body "just isn't ready" to return for game action. This is not a small problem and it could linger for the rest of his career, so does he stay with the Warriors and cash in, or does he go elsewhere?
Only KD can answer for sure. But as it stands, things are feeling awfully anticlimactic.