How failure in Phoenix stained Kevin Durant’s and Shaquille O’Neal’s legacies

When you look at any all-time NBA player list, you will find the same collection of 15-to-20 names. Players like Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, and more fill up the top of the list and have achieved unparalleled success.

Many of those players played for one, maybe two teams in their careers. They won championships, earned MVPs and Finals MVPs, and were named to All-NBA and All-Star teams for over a decade. Two players on that list will stand out, not because of what they did...but because of what they did not do...

Kevin Durant and Shaquille O’Neal