Fittingly on July 4, Kevin Durant's decision to join the Golden State Warriors set fireworks throughout the NBA on Monday.
We're in the age of social media, so it wasn't a surprise that he announced his decision on The Players' Tribune and shared it on Twitter:
My next chapter https://t.co/DG2TJ5cnevpic.twitter.com/zi94ss9NWI
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 4, 2016
Durant's mother, Wanda Durant, took to Twitter as well to congratulate her son:
HELLO @warriors, Congrats you have a great player coming, I'm excited @KDTrey5...just excited. #NewBeginningsAreGood.
— Wanda Durant (@MamaDurant) July 4, 2016
I'm jumping up and down. Let's go @KDTrey5pic.twitter.com/C8SAZE6tQ5
— Wanda Durant (@MamaDurant) July 4, 2016
His new teammate, Draymond Green, was one of the first Golden State players to chime in on Twitter, asking him to block out the noise.
Welcome to THE FAMILY @KDTrey5 let's just do what we are setting out to do!! #Blockoutthenoise
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) July 4, 2016
David Eugene Chappelle... Start planning the next Player Haters Ball
— Andre Iguodala (@andre) July 4, 2016
Victor Oladipo, recently traded to OKC, what are your thoughts?
When you at Summer League and find out KD ain't gonna be on your team pic.twitter.com/YH3fAvCk9c
— Elite Breed (@Carnage45) July 4, 2016
Lil B's curse? You better believe it's over.
There is literally no stopping KD now. pic.twitter.com/3GUPeV6P6U
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) July 4, 2016
Other players and celebrities in the NBA community at large reacted to Durant's decision on Twitter with plenty of surprise:
Okay so now that Kevin is on the GSW, it's understood that there team is illegal to use in 2k #ToMuchFirePower
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) July 4, 2016
Wow.. Only problem there's only 1 ball...
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) July 4, 2016
If u can't beat um join um
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 4, 2016
It's nice to see the #Warriors catch a break.
— Nate Bargatze (@natebargatze) July 4, 2016
"Kevin Durant ruined his legacy!"
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 4, 2016
How about you let him work on his legacy and you worry about your own.
Durant to the Warriors. Then next year they'll go for LeBron. Then they'll take the NBA ball and go home.
— The Sklar Brothers (@SklarBrothers) July 4, 2016
The Warriors are The Monstars.
— Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) July 4, 2016
Jesus Christ
— Anthony Morrow (@MrAnthonyMorrow) July 4, 2016
Some days I don't want this meme to end. (h/t @NativeApprops) pic.twitter.com/1BtYiBi4xt
— Jared (((Joiner))) (@jnjoiner) July 4, 2016
Wow......smh
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) July 4, 2016
KD is gonna regret this decision-once he realizes there are no Whataburgers in California
— Whataburger® (@Whataburger) July 4, 2016
What an idiot Kevin Durant is. He joined the team with the best shot at winning a championship. A fool!
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 4, 2016
#Warriors#Durantpic.twitter.com/mXSFwEapOA
— darth™ (@darth) July 4, 2016
Welp now we know there's one illegal team on 2k..
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) July 4, 2016
That just shook the NBA world lol crazyyyy
— Shane Larkin (@ShaneLarkin_3) July 4, 2016
Wow.. Warriors..!
— Troy Daniels (@troydaniels) July 4, 2016
Thats crazy!!!! KD in GSW???? .... R they gonna score 200 points a game
— Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) July 4, 2016
In case you were wondering how the Thunder statements on #Durant read in Comic Sans... pic.twitter.com/tOe0xmtYDk
— Brian Sandalow (@BrianSandalow) July 4, 2016
WOW... Really?
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) July 4, 2016
Whoa...
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 4, 2016
Lol they silly
— Jeff Teague (@Teague0) July 4, 2016
