'What Russell Westbrook has been doing in a very public way during the Oklahoma City Thunder's series against Portland is a really bad look for the NBA,' writes Dan Wolken for usatodaysports
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But at some point, in a season that will be largely remembered for superstars acting bizarrely without consequence, should the NBA start to worry that it's creating too big of a gulf between its players and its fans? — The constant speculation that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are unhappy in their current situations and would like to team up somewhere, perhaps with the New York Knicks.
Maybe it's just Golden State Warriors fatigue. Maybe it's James moving to the West Coast and missing the playoffs. Maybe once the second round gets going with some juicier matchups, fans will hop back on the bandwagon. A lot has changed since 2010 when James endured significant hate and criticism, much of it unfair, for The Decision. Quite simply, the perception of star players being able to engineer their teams has changed, and the NBA media has by and large become player-friendly to the point of cheerleading.
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