It didn’t take long to answer the question of whether or not Steve Kerr would play former teammates Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook together during Sunday’s All-Star Game. Soon after checking in in the first quarter, Westbrook and Durant combined for an impressive give-and-go alley-oop.
Just like riding a bike pic.twitter.com/YzD2IQI0KC
— KNBR (@KNBR) February 20, 2017
The entire All-Star Weekend has been overshadowed by the Westbrook and Durant soap opera, with many wondering what the dynamic would be like after KD left this summer. The play led to a somewhat tongue-in-cheek celebration from both Stephen Curry and the entire West bench.
If you’re wondering what it sounded like on the Western Conference bench when KD and Russ reconnected… #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/ueqcoH7XWR
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 20, 2017
Part of that bench reaction from the West after the Durant to Westbrook lob pic.twitter.com/sk1AJh8iIy
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 20, 2017
Draymond Green called the play “cute.”
#DraymondGreen on Russ/KD lob: “It was cute.” ?#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/ZSFlq8jrfo
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 20, 2017
