Star players force people to choose a side.
Either you love them and they’re the best or you hate them and they’re the worst. There isn’t much of an allotted grey area. Kevin Durant‘s decision has probably broken up families in Oklahoma City.
Top notch talent divides people. Average players generally don’t. But then here comes Harrison Barnes who is probably one of the most divisive players in the entire NBA. He’s a budding star or he’s trash. Everything seems to go to the extreme with him.
With Durant’s arrival in the Bay Area, Barnes became collateral damage.