Kevin Durant has been called names and criticised by many people ever since he made the announcement that he would be leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder and joining the Golden State Warriors almost two years ago.

These days, fans aren't as angry as they used to be with Durant as he has since proved himself to be a valuable member of the Warriors, helping the team with back-to-back NBA Championships by producing performances in the Finals that warranted him back-to-back Finals MVP awards.

Still, two years on, there are still many people that aren't a fan of the Warriors star because of the way which he left the Thunder, and one of those people is Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett.

Took the easy way out

During an interview on WKRK-92.3 in Cleveland on Thursday, via ESPN, Garrett stated that "KD broke the league," and "took the easy way out," by joining a Warriors team that had gone 73-9 the previous season.

As well as this, the reason why he sees LeBron James' joining the Miami Heat with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh differently is because their success was not guaranteed and the Heat "had to jell."

The Browns star said: "With KD, you just stick him in, and he scores. You already knew what they had. They were 73-9 before, and you put the second-best player in the world on an already all-time great team, and of course you're going to have success, pretty easy success. Anyone can have an off night and they can still find a way to win.

"If I were him I would've never made a move like that in the first place. Me, I'm too competitive to try and ride on somebody's coattails to get a W. But for him, you might as well stay at the spot you're at now. There's no point in leaving since you've already taken that moniker where he's been called the snake and cupcake and all that.

"You might as well stay and just keep on winning."

Durant only recently addressed the complaints that he ruined the NBA by joining the Warriors almost two years ago.

He said: "My responsibility is to my skills. My responsibility is to myself. I'm not worried about the NBA. That's their job. They make too much money. They ain't paying me enough to dictate the NBA. I should be making more money if all that's on me. My responsibility is to whatever team I play for."

Durant can be a free agent this summer, but he has already said that he wants to stay in Golden State.

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