Lebron James and Kevin Durant noted celebrated basketball players who left their old teams and were met with no vitriol whatsoever.
Are you kidding me? Are you not in touch with the culture?
Durant was
crucified for his decision. He limits his Instagram comments section to only those he follows, because if he doesn’t, the comment sections of every single one of his photos will be bombarded with snake emojis from basketball fans who believe he was not justified in leaving.
His own former teammate, Russell Westbrook, told his own teammates not to “say what’s up to that bitch ass Racial Slur” after a game between the two teams. Westbrook also did not acknowledge Durant during the all-star game. Tavares, meanwhile, called Anders Lee to congratulate him on the captaincy.
Tavares hasn’t received anywhere near the sort of reaction that Kevin Durant did when he left in UFA.