ORLANDO - The Golden State Warriors, to nobody’s surprise, are returning to the NBA Finals for the fifth straight season after sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in this year’s Western Conference Finals.
As you probably all know by now with how much media attention it has received, Kevin Durant hasn’t played in Golden State’s last five playoff games because of a calf strain.
Debating whether the Warriors are tougher to beat without KD is certainly not the point of this article. Everybody knows Durant is one of the greatest players in NBA history, even if Golden State continues to flourish without him.