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- Kevin Durant requested a trade out of Brooklyn on Thursday, June 28.
- ESPN NBA reporter Brian Windhorst was on First Take on Friday morning to discuss the fallout.
- Windy gave a hilariously long-winded answer about the Utah Jazz that sounded like a true crime podcast.
As a former New Jersey Nets fan and therefore Brooklyn Nets hater, the largely self-inflicted misery that the franchise has put themselves through ever since they left the shadow of Giants Stadium has been a great source of enjoyment for me. As any mob movie will tell you — never turn your back on the family.
That pattern of two steps forward and, I don’t know, five steps back appears to be repeating itself once again in Brooklyn, as superstar Kevin Durant formally requested a trade on Thursday night, immediately throwing the organization into a state of upheaval. KD’s franchise-altering move also came after Kyrie Irving, who was given permission by the Nets to seek a sign-and-trade deal, decided to opt back into his contract with the team after he was unable to find another team foolish enough to pay him.
Now that it seems certain that Durant will move on from the Nets, NBA reporters are beginning to speculate where the future Hall of Famer could end up, as is tradition. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, appearing on First Take on Friday morning, came prepared with what Mina Kimes aptly describes as a true-crime podcast-sounding tale of mysterious roster decisions being made in… Utah.
Brian Windhorst floats conspiracy theory about “what’s going on in Utah?” as it relates to Kevin Durant
Why was this more riveting than any true crime podcast https://t.co/x3yKWlrv5Z
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) July 1, 2022
Despite the fact that the moment happened with First Take‘s bench players in (no offense, of course), some sports fans are saying it’s one of the best moments in the history of the long-running hot take show.
I am not in any way a NBA fan but now I absolutely need to get to the bottom of what is happening in Utah. Something strange, even menacing is afoot
— Kevin Harlan Forever (@oblongtakes) July 1, 2022
I thought he was gonna tie the Jazz to the Kennedy assassination by the end of that
— Blue Diamond Phillips (@PresidentWari0) July 1, 2022
Windy needs a show where he's in a courtroom, the audience is the jury and he just captivates people with shit like this. I'd watch. @WindhorstESPN https://t.co/lIj2njGpUg
— Alan Hahn (@alanhahn) July 1, 2022
This is epic. I feel like I needed to make s'mores during this. Captivating campfire stories. It's borderline Dateline-esque with @JoshMankiewicz https://t.co/nuCbtfZJh6
— Pam Chvotkin, Storyteller (@reddusfoximus) July 1, 2022
Oh my god this is incredible. We need less “old man yelling at cloud” in sports media and more “old man telling captivating ghost story by the campfire.” https://t.co/9PVVG1nqoj
— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) July 1, 2022
this is the greatest clip in #FirstTake history and it doesn't even include Stephen A. that's how you know it's amazing https://t.co/omrcKhbD8S
— Chris Brockman🎙️ (@chrisbrockman) July 1, 2022
I’ve called my guy Windy mesmerizing and riveting many times. He’s sensational on tv and radio. I’ve watched this clip 4 times since #ScheinOnSports ended. @WindhorstESPN is the best. https://t.co/4j1ymOA0xu
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) July 1, 2022
Wtf is going on in Utah https://t.co/cqFg7x7Vjj pic.twitter.com/GT0HxcCSA7
— Green Light with Chris Long (@greenlight) July 1, 2022
This clip absolutely lives up to the hype it's getting. I haven't been riveted to something like this since the final scene of The Sopranos. https://t.co/aMFsE5v0Y2
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) July 1, 2022
Same energy https://t.co/9FEEuM03Ud pic.twitter.com/tiM9EtJrbn
— The Chirp (@TheChirpSports) July 1, 2022
Windy has more to reveal, but first needs to secure protection from the government before he feels comfortable sharing. AK https://t.co/AFIFU5TwyK
— Kamenetzky Brothers (@KamBrothers) July 1, 2022
two straight minutes of this gif: https://t.co/IbaGf6ZnPS pic.twitter.com/PD7pnGgOFD
— Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) July 1, 2022
.@WindhorstESPN understands the Reckless Speculation lifestyle https://t.co/4BotiyDppg
— Phil Mackey 🎙 (@PhilMackey) July 1, 2022
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If KD does end up in Salt Lake City, we need to get a security detail on Windhorst ASAP. Powerful people may start coming after him.
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