Kevin Durant Is Just as Tired of Hearing Bill Simmons Bring Up the James Harden Trade as Everyone Else

Much like everyone else, Kevin Durant wants Bill Simmons to stop bringing up the James Harden trade.

Apr 05, 2015
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The Oklahoma City Thunder messed up when they opted to trade James Harden to the Houston Rockets, instead of forking over an additional $5 million to $8 million to turn his four-year contract into a max deal. It's a known fact nowadays. But that was more than two years ago. It's time to move on. Tell that to ESPN's Bill Simmons, who once again brought up Harden/OKC situation on Twitter.

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OKC newspaper piece about the Harden trade leaves out the key point - they didn't have to trade him when they did. http://t.co/yrdgViPR9s

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015

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OKC could have made a 2013 title run and stayed under tax, then dealt with Harden's restricted free agency that summer. That's just a fact.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015

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Harden wanted 60m for extension, OKC wouldn't go higher than 54m. They loved Houston's offer + severely underrated Harden's impact. Fact.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015

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The key point - you make one more title run for 2013, then you figure it out. Every OKC competitor celebrated when they dealt Harden. Fact.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015

As we have found out in the past, Durant notices everything on social media. So, when he caught wind of Simmons' tweets, KD sent out a short yet direct reply to the Grantland.com Editor-in-Chief. 

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@BillSimmons just let it go!

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) April 5, 2015

Simmons, please listen to KD. Please...for the love of Frozen, let it go. 

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