The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder understandably dislike each other ever since Kevin Durant decided to spurn OKC and take his talents to the Bay Area to join the Warriors.
According to multiple reports, Golden State was incredibly disappointed in the way the Thunder treated Durant during his first trip back to Oklahoma City earlier in the 2016-17 NBA season.
Sources: Warriors feel Durant should have gotten some acknowledgement from the Thunder for his service to the team. https://t.co/nbCPPFcSwT
— ESPN (@espn) March 20, 2017
Thus, things got a tad chippy on Monday night as the two teams squared off once again in OKC despite the fact that the Warriors were playing sans Durant, who is still recovering from a knee injury.
Things get physical between the Thunder and Warriors. Shoutout to Westbrook for standing up for his rookie 💯 pic.twitter.com/h0GO9mRDZn
— BallersHype (@BallersHype) March 21, 2017
The Warriors didn’t let the schism hinder their play on the court, as they went on to comfortably defeat the Thunder by the score of 111-95.