Kevin Durant has never been self-serving - until now. He has been nickname-worthy for awhile, but he feels none of the nicknames he's been bestowed with - KD*, Durantula and Slim Reaper - have been worthy of him. He wants to be known as "the servant*." Where did this new nickname come from? Durant maid it up. Someone should tell him it's okay to have help.
When McLemore is less: It's de rigueur to diss the dunk contest, but the jeers this year are justified. The competition underwent renovations and the results were underwhelming. It hit the wall, but not because John Wall won with the aid of what looked like Dr. Manhattan wearing shades and a Wizards jersey. The format was convoluted and the amount of individual dunks was meager. The 'lift' was missing from this "facelift." Even Shaq's shenanigans couldn't salvage it. There were superior slams in the All-Star game. Heck, there were more dynamic dunks in the TNT's stars competition, during which a dunk tank toss was the decisive event^. This is our warning to The Association: don't bring that weak stuff in here again.
Taking a Turner for the worst: We transition from tanks to tanking. On deadline day, the 76ers traded two of their top three scorers and made three deals in total, each for draft picks and expiring contracts, shedding. The team isn't cleaning house so much as leveling it, then setting fire to the foundation. Even Miley Cyrus wouldn't wield a wrecking ball this recklessly.
*what will we call Jimmy Butler?
^naturally, the only man who had never played professional sports prevailed
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