Finals MVP Kevin Durant (Ep. 225)

Finals MVP Kevin Durant (Ep. 225)

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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons reports live from Oakland with 2017 NBA Champion and Finals MVP Kevin Durant to discuss the initial moment right after the confetti fell in Oracle (3:30), running the pick-and-roll with Curry (12:00), the shot in Game 3 (23:00), appreciating LeBron’s journey (28:15), Curry’s high-level play in the playoffs (33:30), Kyrie’s “bag full of tricks” (34:00), Obama’s congratulatory text (43:30), the Warriors free agents this offseason (49:30), building winning habits with the Warriors (58:00), the nonsense of comparing different eras (1:04:00), Rasheed Wallace’s stretch five game (1:08:30), three-on-three in the Olympics (1:20:00), Iguodala’s big Game 5 dunk (1:25:00), and Patrick McCaw’s bright future (1:29:15).