How Kevin Durant Sold His Basketball Soul | The Curse of KD

2024 ж. 10 Мам.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Backstory
06:02 - Deal With The Devil
10:06 - The Curse
22:21 - Poor Leadership. Or Misfortune?

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  • You releasing this after he recently asked why he ain't in the GOAT conversation is crazy timing 🤣🤣🤣

    @jdoieziqriko5959@jdoieziqriko59593 ай бұрын
    • Literally said the same shit 😂 This is DylanDoesBasketball, MJ 1998 Finals Moment 😂

      @BamJonesTV@BamJonesTV3 ай бұрын
    • So true

      @taureanlloyd925@taureanlloyd9253 ай бұрын
    • Ain’t no way KD even close to the Goat debate.

      @frostedhams@frostedhams3 ай бұрын
    • 😂😂

      @sulaimanhashmi3352@sulaimanhashmi33523 ай бұрын
    • What Durant homers refuse to let go of is the "hE dID tHe sAMe thiNg aS LeRoN" narrative. LeBron created and led a great team. Durant joined a super team creating the first ever "ultra team".

      @diatribeeverything@diatribeeverything3 ай бұрын
  • It’s like the 72-10 Bulls blowing a 3-1 lead with Jordan & Scottie & then adding Shaq in the off-season lol

    @FrankThe77Tank@FrankThe77Tank3 ай бұрын
    • Its honestly even worse than this😂. KD was pretty undisputedly the 2nd best player in the league at that time except maybe steph

      @Hi-pl5rx@Hi-pl5rx3 ай бұрын
    • @@Hi-pl5rxbron was obviously better than him. He’s not losing to that warriors squad up 3-1 with russ

      @danielbattle7620@danielbattle76203 ай бұрын
    • @@danielbattle7620 thats what im saying. Lebron 1 KD 2

      @Hi-pl5rx@Hi-pl5rx3 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Hi-pl5rxhe was clearly 3rd in 2016. Steph was unanimous and Lebron best in the World

      @ryankayombya7576@ryankayombya75763 ай бұрын
    • Nah that would be crazy if that happened lmfao.

      @naoikeda9472@naoikeda94723 ай бұрын
  • It’s actually pretty ironic how the rings did the exact opposite of what he wanted and made everything worse😭

    @nelsonalexanderjimenez8120@nelsonalexanderjimenez81203 ай бұрын
    • Definitely did. I couldn’t believe he did that shit and ruined LeBron and Kyrie vs Steph & Klay!!!! Like wtf KD!!! I have hated him since and I used to love him

      @user-jp6lx9cj1c@user-jp6lx9cj1c3 ай бұрын
    • ​@@user-jp6lx9cj1c Bron dickrider alert

      @mhead1117@mhead11173 ай бұрын
    • @@user-jp6lx9cj1cyou’re weird you hate someone you don’t know for making a decision that didn’t affect you at all

      @WS-Deadshot@WS-Deadshot3 ай бұрын
    • @@WS-Deadshot your attempt to make him feel bad or rethink his statement will not work I promise you

      @mekverseedits@mekverseedits3 ай бұрын
    • @@mekverseedits your attempt to understand my intentions is flawed and wrong. Idgaf if you or your mother changes your opinion. I’m still going to say what I feel and that’s my right. Who the hell are you?

      @WS-Deadshot@WS-Deadshot3 ай бұрын
  • In the immortal words of Max Kellerman, KD tried to reverse engineer his greatness.

    @cainmarko584@cainmarko5843 ай бұрын
    • Marsians have the death beam pointed at earth, one shot to win the game I want IGOUDALA

      @7770robi@7770robi2 ай бұрын
    • Made my day​@@7770robi

      @icjet1ks@icjet1ks2 күн бұрын
  • If Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had won a championship with the Thunder, they would have become one of the greatest duos in NBA history. I was very sad when I learned that the duo had broken up due to Durant's transfer to the Warriors.

    @user-jw5qj8kv2y@user-jw5qj8kv2y3 ай бұрын
    • Nah, because they still had to go up against magic & Kareem, Jordan & Scottie, shaq & Kobe, steph & Klay…and lots more

      @CourtneySturkey@CourtneySturkey3 ай бұрын
    • I remember reading an article back in 2010 when they were just emerging about them saying they had a huge feeling they were gonna win a championship in the future. It’s a shame it never came to pass.

      @akeme25@akeme253 ай бұрын
    • No. In 2015 The Thunder wanted to move from KD and keep Russ so he left

      @reeseangle9621@reeseangle96213 ай бұрын
    • That duo don’t come close to Jokic & Murray

      @isaiahscobel@isaiahscobel3 ай бұрын
    • Why the problem with Durant when LeBron did the same thing

      @deloreswilliams1027@deloreswilliams10273 ай бұрын
  • Whos here after kd got swept by the timberwolves

    @rayamars@rayamars12 күн бұрын
    • Meee

      @marathontoamillionusds8060@marathontoamillionusds806011 күн бұрын
    • Yea only way he fixes what he broke would be him reuniting with OKC. Not sure this ever happens but it’s the best chance he’s got. Many circles speak that he’s trying and wanting to do just that. Would OKC welcome him back after what took place on that 4th of July all Oklahomans will never ever forget? As a Oklahoman as a DIEHARD OKC fan I was and this community was CRUSHED, I think time heals all wounds and 95% of these fans would cheer him back while the other 5% would be back on board shortly. Imagine KD’s career being rectified… he’s such a great so I cheer for it! #thunderup

      @Lynch81@Lynch819 күн бұрын
    • w + ant next up

      @phantacarrytemari@phantacarrytemari9 күн бұрын
    • All KD's haters.

      @jetiknight6454@jetiknight64548 күн бұрын
    • @@jetiknight6454 listen to "Fuck kd" by lil B it's a great song

      @phantacarrytemari@phantacarrytemari8 күн бұрын
  • The weirdest part about all of this is that the NBA devil was Draymond Green actually hitting him up first and crying to him, then turning around and blaspheming him once he's gone. Wild times

    @EmmanuelAniTheSchism@EmmanuelAniTheSchism3 ай бұрын
    • Huh? Never blasted him when he was gone 😭 called him a bitch, and that's it.

      @akeemgriffith2959@akeemgriffith29593 ай бұрын
    • The NBA devil was tempting him through Draymond green 💀

      @yenmeng@yenmeng3 ай бұрын
    • True

      @vanjones1749@vanjones17493 ай бұрын
    • man I swear Draymond literally damaged these Warriors legacy, without him being a shit head they would have at least two or three more rings...

      @iachesci@iachesci3 ай бұрын
    • draymond being a bitch and ruining his team? who could have ever guessed

      @spicy_xinger@spicy_xinger3 ай бұрын
  • I'll always say this. If he had to leave OKC, he couldve gone literally anywhere else and I wouldn't have been as mad. I remember working int he warehouse and everyone's jaws dropped in disbelief. One of the few times I agree completely with Stephen A smith when he said it was "The weakest move ever"

    @PacsMental@PacsMental3 ай бұрын
    • Facts I remember being so pissed because I knew this was gonna happen

      @luchalerae7687@luchalerae76873 ай бұрын
    • I was glad myself, those dudes needed each other to win consistently. Yes GS won one prior but was exposed during their finals losses

      @vanjones1749@vanjones17493 ай бұрын
    • anywhere but warriors, and then cavs and spurs too* there

      @theonlygoodonehere2259@theonlygoodonehere22592 ай бұрын
    • ​@@theonlygoodonehere2259 yeah, Im the biggest LeBron fan, and I didn't want him to go to Cleveland.... but I also didn't want him going to the other 2 team either.... Him and Harden could've had an almost unbeatable team in Houston.... brought over Kyrie instead of the pit-stop Boston.... they add CP3 and they take paycuts (esp with the cheap living/taxes of TX), they would've had 2 sets of starting lineups and they wouldn't ever get tired.... Imagine CP3 and James starting (as they did 2017-18), and then the opposition gets punched in the face when their stars are resting (along with James/CP3) and their bench has to face KD/Kyrie.... they win a 4Peat before anyone gets hurt.... CP3 is def retired by now lol!!!!

      @rapidshareag3962@rapidshareag3962Ай бұрын
    • @@vanjones1749what about 2022 when the warriors won another championship while KD was sitting at home in Brooklyn looking stupid ?

      @judahchild2612@judahchild2612Ай бұрын
  • Kevin Durant is about to watch this and go on a whole tirade 😂

    @shadow12k@shadow12k3 ай бұрын
    • Trigger fingers turn to twitter fingers

      @bigbangbasketball@bigbangbasketball3 ай бұрын
    • But let's be real if he wasn't good at balling his work ethic is shit and he would be a bum 😂😂

      @dramatyst5661@dramatyst56613 ай бұрын
    • from a burner account

      @lucasholmgrenmusic@lucasholmgrenmusic3 ай бұрын
    • @@dramatyst5661 Lol don't confuse arbitrary ideas of 'honor' with work ethic. Work ethic is real, and KD has insane work ethic. He just has no honor. If he sucked at basketball he'd still be your boss, but he'd be the two-faced one that screws you over to win brownie points with upper management.

      @Outwardpd@Outwardpd3 ай бұрын
    • @@OutwardpdHe could never be my boss. I own my own business 😂😂. His work ethic is shit he goes to teams already built so he doesn't have to work as hard.

      @dramatyst5661@dramatyst56613 ай бұрын
  • Honestly the part of the move that really fucked with his legacy is the 2018 Finals. People forget, but there was a lot of hype for that finals, the narrative was perfect: GS up 2-1 on Bron in rings, his probable last chance as a Cav to beat them again. The Warriors, having redeemed themselves last year, looking to cement their status. Bron was also on possibly his best playoff run every, absolutely destroying teams puttin up 40-10's on the reg. And then the Warriors just mopped em. This wasn't like Bron's first finals when it was "oh well the Spurs are good and the Cavs are bad, is what it is." This was a top tier Bron on a rampage and it just didn't matter because that Warriors starting 5 is basically the most talented ever. And that's when KD winning really stopped being impressive and started feeling cheap. That's when it stopped being "he's great" and started being "the roster's great." Ironically he actually did a lot for Bron's legacy by going there too. Sure, he still gets endless shit for losing, but he gets the least shit for 2017-18 because even his haters know that the deck was stacked egregiously. He also forced a lot of reconsideration about ring culture, and guys like AI and Barkley and Reggie Miller have gotten more shine because of it. KD really forced us to consider whether the ring is more valuable than the struggle.

    @wakkawakkagaming3710@wakkawakkagaming37103 ай бұрын
    • If u stack the deck at least make it fair

      @stephenwa7417@stephenwa74173 ай бұрын
    • LMFAOOOO

      @Nicolas-rc9zi@Nicolas-rc9zi3 ай бұрын
    • True

      @quentinhans4755@quentinhans47553 ай бұрын
    • For your second paragraph, I think you are talking about the Mavs v Heat in 2011 as Bron’s first finals, not Spurs v Cavs, and if so, I agree. I believe the biggest detriment to Bron’s entire career and legacy was his loss to the Mavs in 2011. It was an all-time choke-job on the Superteam Heat and Bron’s part. But 2018, it would have been nice for Lebron to win, or even win a single game during that finals, but I would argue the 2018 run improved his legacy, not hurt it, as he was playing with a bunch of bums (I’m looking at you J.R Smith), with his best player alongside him being Kevin Love, going against possibly the greatest team ever constructed (that or the 96 Bulls), when the time Bron played during the playoffs that year before the Finals was incredible, especially Lebronto. I honestly think my least favorite finals of all time is 2018, because it genuinely felt insulting to not just Lebron and Cavs fans, but basketball fans as a whole to have it be a sweep and blow out. While I feel kinda bad about KD’s 2021 playoff stint, I still struggle to this day to feel bad for him or the Warriors being in bad situations right now, call me a hater all you want.

      @dysprosium24@dysprosium243 ай бұрын
    • @@dysprosium24you sound dumb and like a hater KD WENT TO THE TEAM THAT BEAT HIM Take your mf feelings out of it and talk facts

      @skywalker2759@skywalker27593 ай бұрын
  • KD ruined what was supposed to be the greatest rivalry of the 2010’s: Cavs v. Warriors. He basically ruined 2 years of NBA basketball. I didn’t even watch the 2017-2018 NBA season because the ending was pretty much a foregone conclusion.

    @richardsparrow9545@richardsparrow95453 ай бұрын
    • Basically like the NFL with the Chiefs now but way worse bc at least the chiefs didn’t have Justin Jefferson just sign there

      @itzlucaaa6789@itzlucaaa67892 ай бұрын
    • It was genuinely so crappy to get excited for any player or team knowing what the end result would be.

      @PHXNKVHXLIC@PHXNKVHXLIC2 ай бұрын
    • Only fans in 2017-2018 who were happy were the Warriors fans. Thats it. Tbh though I watched almost all their games and it was like a cheat code. 2015-16 Warriors played great basketball and dominated because the league could not counter them (besides the Cavs). 2017-2018 Warriors looks straight up effortless. Double KD? Curry 3. Double Curry? KD 2 or 3. Single cover either of them? Whole Warriors squad was feasting.

      @hypocritetrollbot7729@hypocritetrollbot7729Ай бұрын
    • Greatest and second-greatest. People who watched Warriors-Thunder games from 2014-2016 (regular season and postseason) know that with the Spurs aging, 5-6 years of hoops between those two teams at the peak of their powers would have been spectacular. KD ruined that too

      @matthewfloyd9524@matthewfloyd95248 күн бұрын
  • I will never forgive KD for how NBA basketball was from 2017-2019

    @JustinSimperlake@JustinSimperlake3 ай бұрын
    • Yep. ruined the season before it even started

      @Iniquityslasher@Iniquityslasher3 ай бұрын
    • KD ruined LeBrons legacy too. If KD doesnt go to GS, Lebron probably has 6 rings by now and would be considered the GOAT by way more ppl.

      @Thomas998822@Thomas9988223 ай бұрын
    • I legit stopped watching until he left.

      @daddy1231@daddy12313 ай бұрын
    • Warriors was gone dominate with or without KD 😭😭😭

      @christopherbrown5269@christopherbrown52693 ай бұрын
    • @@Thomas998822 If he were truly the goat, he would've won no matter who he was facing. Bron ain't no goat.

      @confaffalator@confaffalator3 ай бұрын
  • KD deserves criticism for his career choices, but let's be real. His game demands respect.

    @supersaiyonara8188@supersaiyonara81883 ай бұрын
    • His game failed miserably in repeated opportunities when he played at OKC.

      @mosessupposes2571@mosessupposes25713 ай бұрын
    • No the hell his game don’t deserve respect, he’s a sore loser who showed why he was a sore loser n left his guys and joined arguably the greatest team of all time at the time

      @rn4965@rn49653 ай бұрын
    • Ain’t nun to respect about that if his game demands respect he should of of done some instead of leaving

      @rn4965@rn49653 ай бұрын
    • His career choices got him a championship and hundreds of millions of dollars I don't blame him

      @therealinuyasha1@therealinuyasha13 ай бұрын
    • Facts tho

      @edwinbrown2148@edwinbrown21483 ай бұрын
  • Not all of rings are created equal. Dirks 2011 ring is heavier than Durants two rings

    @oolongtea4013@oolongtea40133 ай бұрын
    • So

      @DevDemoe@DevDemoe2 ай бұрын
    • Facts!

      @larryruecker9320@larryruecker9320Ай бұрын
    • Who has 2 rings and who has 1

      @Mjj9x@Mjj9xАй бұрын
    • @@Mjj9xKD has 2 toy Happy meal rings. Dirk has a REAL championship that was earned. You can’t name me 1 a achievement KD has won since leaving Steph curry 😂

      @judahchild2612@judahchild2612Ай бұрын
    • @@judahchild2612 men lie women lie numbers don’t, 2 time champ 2x fmvp he won curry those two chips

      @Mjj9x@Mjj9xАй бұрын
  • Im here after KD got swept in the first round by the timberwolves.

    @oladipupoajani@oladipupoajani11 күн бұрын
  • It’s crazy that I actually forgot he has 2 rings… And I’m not even a KD hater. The Nets and Suns tenures really tarnished his career optically

    @Deeaych@Deeaych3 ай бұрын
    • He’s doing good with the Suns they might go all the way

      @1of1saint@1of1saint3 ай бұрын
    • ​@@1of1saint And if they don't? They went all the way with Booker and CP3. What if they can't even make a Finals with Booker, Beal, and KD, this fresh off the heels of BKL never making it with Kyrie, Harden, and KD.

      @shaunholt@shaunholt3 ай бұрын
    • ​@@shaunholtblame injuries not performance

      @bonystickmanking1250@bonystickmanking12502 ай бұрын
    • ​@@bonystickmanking1250idk man, kd is gonna retire soon

      @bloodhoundo9320@bloodhoundo93202 ай бұрын
    • @@bonystickmanking1250😂 “blame injuries” we don’t hold other great players to that weak ass standard. If we gonna blame injuries then we have to give Giannis a pass, we gotta give Jason Tatum a pass, we gotta give luka a pass. SMH 😡

      @judahchild2612@judahchild2612Ай бұрын
  • you forgot to mention how KD basically nuked the nets organization by firing their coach for not starting his washed friends and then trying to fire the replacement he made them get

    @290coolkid@290coolkid3 ай бұрын
    • That’s not why that happened and he never tried firing Vaughn kd haters will twist the truth to try and make him look bad

      @grassy_butt2279@grassy_butt22793 ай бұрын
    • Kd actually helped them out so much got them a better coach because Nash was one of the worst in the nba and got them solid pieces after leaving

      @grassy_butt2279@grassy_butt22793 ай бұрын
    • Dude steve nash was not a good coach lmao don’t bug out now nobody on the team respecting him.

      @lesnarbuiltthepyramids3788@lesnarbuiltthepyramids37883 ай бұрын
    • @@grassy_butt2279 KD is this you?

      @shahzaibkhan8958@shahzaibkhan89583 ай бұрын
    • @@grassy_butt2279 -KD REQUESTED NASH AS COACH. SO DID KYRIE. And they did so because they felt they could run wild on a rookie coach. Prove me wrong. I dare you.

      @petep5207@petep52073 ай бұрын
  • I think he thought that the rings would bring respect. However those rings were basically given to him and were not hard to earn. Now respect, respect is hard to earn.

    @MegaLakona@MegaLakona3 ай бұрын
    • he’ll try and go back to okc with them young bucks so he can do another lebron “i’m coming home”

      @yatzee2e186@yatzee2e1863 ай бұрын
    • Maybe leave the remaining legacy back in okc like what Westbrook is doing with the clippers. Prolly pumping up the media with a “I’m sorry and imma leave everything in the court and these young studs so we can win chips” campaign

      @onfonnem6163@onfonnem61633 ай бұрын
    • Never helped that KD never got a ring after leaving the Warriors, while the team was able to win another ring without him.

      @drinfernodds@drinfernodds3 ай бұрын
    • Those rings easily got him to near/in top 15 all-time. Nobody has him in the same category as Barkley, AI, Ewing, Harden, etc. Take those same rings away and Steph isn’t top 10 anymore or in debates to pass Magic. All rings count.

      @vintagemonte@vintagemonte3 ай бұрын
    • What Durant homers refuse to let go of is the "hE dID tHe sAMe thiNg aS LeRoN" narrative. LeBron created and led a great team. Durant joined a super team creating the first ever "ultra team".

      @diatribeeverything@diatribeeverything3 ай бұрын
  • Who’s here after a fully healthy KD GOT SWEPT again by the TWolves 😂😂😂

    @RCTricking@RCTricking11 күн бұрын
  • I love your videos! I feel like the epic storylines of the 2010s are all wrapping up at the same time, can't wait for the new legends to start taking shape.

    @benwagner742@benwagner7423 ай бұрын
    • The 2010s era was a fun one 😂

      @donathan2933@donathan29333 ай бұрын
  • Couldn't come at a better time, especially after what KD said recently

    @jessemaldonado9612@jessemaldonado96123 ай бұрын
    • What did KD say

      @vulcanraven9701@vulcanraven97013 ай бұрын
    • @@vulcanraven9701that he belongs in the goat debate.

      @neptune4359@neptune43593 ай бұрын
    • @@neptune4359 ah ok. haha LOL WTF KD. HE IS SUCH A SNEK SOFTIE 🐍

      @vulcanraven9701@vulcanraven97013 ай бұрын
    • BLACKs in America will never move forward because all your consciousness is based on the past and slavery. Any and every moment it is about the NEGATIVES and the celebration of sport figures while other immgrants even of similar colour are FAR a head and doing BETTER. You people create your own struggles while blaming others. You all go apply your selves into something constructive for YOUR BLACK COMMUNITIES "SAKE" Damm!

      @RioCobre@RioCobre3 ай бұрын
    • lmao thats crazy@@neptune4359

      @Vyuel@Vyuel3 ай бұрын
  • Dylan really just keeps doing basketball, man… Looking forward to the next 24 minutes!

    @Tomtainius@Tomtainius3 ай бұрын
    • Burner account? This comment comes 1 minute after the upload , but this account is already looking for the next one lol. How ironic in KD video to use burner

      @syts77@syts773 ай бұрын
    • ​@@syts77Touch grass bro

      @petarmalovic7624@petarmalovic76243 ай бұрын
    • @@syts77 Lmao bro I meant I was looking forward to watching this video, having just clicked on it. Appreciate you looking out for me though 😂

      @Tomtainius@Tomtainius3 ай бұрын
    • How does this guy have fans 😂

      @thelegendoof8744@thelegendoof87443 ай бұрын
    • ​@@syts77 i always think "numbers talk" is petty and corny but bruh... he has 175k i dont think he needs a burner

      @diegononamez@diegononamez3 ай бұрын
  • Loving the new editing style boss!

    @MaruneThaBabune@MaruneThaBabune3 ай бұрын
  • Well made video, great job Dylan. You got a way with captivating your audience

    @RetroJaysFTW@RetroJaysFTW3 ай бұрын
  • Kevin Durant, did you NOT read the fine print when you sign that contract.😂😂😂

    @colorblindproductions4316@colorblindproductions43163 ай бұрын
    • Mot athletes especially basketball players cant read lol

      @colemarion9915@colemarion99153 ай бұрын
    • Mot athletes especially basketball players cant read lol

      @colemarion9915@colemarion99153 ай бұрын
    • Mot athletes especially basketball players cant read lol

      @colemarion9915@colemarion99153 ай бұрын
    • ​@@colemarion9915 They can read. they can read the millions of dollars per contact but everything else? I'm not too sure.

      @hazyworld8626@hazyworld86263 ай бұрын
  • so sad, there was almost noone who was hating on Durant when he was in OKC , he was the good boy , the hope for a next face of the nba ... he had it all , all but a spine and so he joined the team that he almost beat in the conf. finals just so he gets free rings...

    @itsjayn4538@itsjayn45383 ай бұрын
    • How he get free rings when he was the sole reason they won and the best player in the world was on the other side?? Nothing easy about going against lebron right?

      @Lildirt15@Lildirt153 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Lildirt15I don't think KD was the SOLE reason, He was definitely impactful but he was not a one man army. Lebron may be the best PLAYER but he ain't a team. He doesn't have Curry, Klay levels of talent teammates. Bball is a team game and it's so clear who would win in a GSW vs Cavs series back then

      @Fbai69696@Fbai696963 ай бұрын
    • @@Lildirt15 There was interesting discussions and materials that can prove you wrong. What is a very similar pattern in all KD's failures - he crumbled under big stress when he was to do everything by himself. He simply is not a alpha leader player. So playing with Steph, who was often doubled and playing within system that utilised all great shooters as a screeners he blossomed. If you lose Steph on screen it was automatic 3p attempt. And he is damn good at making them, especially when not heavy contested. So you had to focus on Steph literally from halfcourt. Then there is Klay, who is the streakies shooter in the league. By miles. When he is hot he is more dangerous than Curry (or was in years with Durant). You can't leave him open either. And then you run offence through Draymond, so there are always 3 great shooters trying to set themselves free. It was near impossible to cover them all the time. And because KD was relaxed he was able to play with his pace. He is scoring machine no doubt about it. So he was allowed to play some of his beloved ISO. And it mashed well with the system, fluently changing from a team effort to simple, yet effective points. And he is extremely physically gifted, basketball wise. Long, dynamic, with good vertical, good speed and good all around coordination (which is rare among that tall players). But when KD left GSW to show the world he is the alpha dog he hit the wall. All the space and rhytm he had vanished.There are some finesse players, who dislike physical game and contact. KD is not Shaq to force contact and dunk over anyone (despite having similar reach to Shaq and nice vertical). And injuries started to affect him mentally too. If you suffer a major physical injury it changes you mentally too, believe me. It cracked Karl Malone in his LA days too.

      @bartomiej9807@bartomiej98073 ай бұрын
    • @@Fbai69696 so we ignore lebron used a 2k chest code when kd got to the finals but when kd do it you all wanna over critique his move and discredit him idc how yall feel lebron teamed up on “STEPH AND KD” end of story so they did it back you all keep missing that point he teamed up on both of those guys and nobody says shit. Then kd and Steph does it kd is getting all this flack fuck outta here I call it how it is kd never got his fair shot with lebron forming that Miami team so kd and Steph returned that favor you not finna go around teaming up for your rings while these players just watch you do it yall azz delusional idc about nun of that shit yall saying lebron teamed up on kd and Steph first period no matter how you look at it no matter how many times yall say “kd is a failure blah blah” lebron or steph could not win with what kd had. They wouldn’t even made the finals with that okc team let alone Russ who had success with russ like kd has since he departed from Russ? Yall azz crazy lol 😂

      @Lildirt15@Lildirt153 ай бұрын
    • ​@@bartomiej9807no one is reading that bullshit. Lol

      @mitchconner2021@mitchconner20213 ай бұрын
  • Your videos are awesome man. Keep up the great work.

    @matthewespindola@matthewespindola3 ай бұрын
  • This was actually hillarious, keep it going!

    @kiinmaskovich4108@kiinmaskovich41083 ай бұрын
  • "Draymond, who hates to hold himself accountable for anything..." Damn even un the KD video draymond getting roasted

    @ZakuIIX@ZakuIIX3 ай бұрын
    • lol

      @Its_I_Ziggyman@Its_I_Ziggyman5 күн бұрын
  • Always look forward to your videos man. Thanks for putting in the work.

    @EricKariuki715@EricKariuki7153 ай бұрын
  • Ayo you should upload more often I love these vids ❤

    @christianhuerta25@christianhuerta253 ай бұрын
  • Dude, I’m so glad this video showed up in my recommended. I just binged your back catalog of videos. Your content is solid, good sir. You’ve got a new subscriber.

    @JohnCachero@JohnCacheroАй бұрын
  • I hope KD watches this because everytime he sees something like this he starts averaging the most absurd splits you've ever seen

    @kalieden5493@kalieden54933 ай бұрын
    • And then gets exposed in the playoffs cause yall hyped him to believe hes sum hes not

      @imikeyirock11@imikeyirock113 ай бұрын
    • And who are you? ​@@imikeyirock11

      @MarauderM00gi@MarauderM00gi3 ай бұрын
    • @@imikeyirock11you’re chubby fasho

      @3n3j0t4@3n3j0t43 ай бұрын
    • @@imikeyirock11 kevins probably statistically got the least shortcomings in the playoffs by a superstar maybe excluding jordan. he's been in the postseason 12 times and only really shat the bed in 2022. if you wanna critizise him at least stay with the facts instead of blatantly lying and creating narratives because theres about a million advanced stats i could show for you right now.

      @amezsherzad@amezsherzad3 ай бұрын
    • @@amezsherzadI guess 2016 just doesn’t ring a bell huh, or even 2013 when Tony Allen clamped him

      @lorddj9910@lorddj99103 ай бұрын
  • It’s a good day when Dylan uploads. Great video as always

    @madikarlov6328@madikarlov63283 ай бұрын
  • This is one of the most thorough awesome, sports bios I have ever seen. Man 👞 o man im glad to be subscribed Dylan does basketball 🏀. He's the truth 🙏🌱, his narration, the background music from various different outlets and the different basketball 🏀 clips make this an awesome honest project

    @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly3 ай бұрын
  • Bro just got sweept💀

    @kingclerocheel8443@kingclerocheel844312 күн бұрын
  • I always thought KD had one foot out the door already and then his verbal altercation with Draymond was the final nail in the coffin for him to leave. That’s why I never really truly bought into the narrative that Draymond “chased him out” of Golden State like many others believe.

    @Jeff_2x@Jeff_2x3 ай бұрын
    • Draymond just said what 90% of people thought about KD, probably all of his teammates too.

      @HowardMoon56@HowardMoon563 ай бұрын
    • Both KD and Draymond are snowflakes

      @davidmorris2234@davidmorris22343 ай бұрын
    • KD already knew he wasn’t going to stay in Golden State because the media and NBA fans weren’t accepting him as the best, even after winning 2x Finals MVPs. A third Finals MVP wouldn’t help his case and he knew it. Draymond knew this too which is why he said leave.

      @hypocritetrollbot7729@hypocritetrollbot7729Ай бұрын
    • Yeah KD went to Golden State and thought they would treat him like Steph, then he realized everybody obviously sees Steph as the team leader and face of the Warriors (Obviously). It's kind of strange how he went to the Warriors and was surprised by things like Steph getting the glory, people not forgottening the circumstances he joined the team with, people not taking his plastic rings seriously, etc. He went to the Warriors with a ton of wishful thinking

      @stevenscummy1458@stevenscummy145814 күн бұрын
  • I wish KD stay in OKC & won a ring. That was my favorite team growing up as teenager🥲

    @sosaraycharles358@sosaraycharles3583 ай бұрын
  • This is a fantastic video bro

    @Kyeuss@Kyeuss3 ай бұрын
  • You missed the part where the GM at the championship parade of the 2nd ring basically said that KD aint one of them. Its on KZhead his own GM referred to him as an outsider compared to the homegrown stars.

    @bonganimkhwanazi2081@bonganimkhwanazi2081Ай бұрын
    • Love to seee it 👏🏾

      @kevinkunnasseril1084@kevinkunnasseril10844 күн бұрын
  • love this new editing style Dylan!

    @bokruz@bokruz3 ай бұрын
  • Amazing storytelling also great editing and music.

    @PanthalassaRo@PanthalassaRo3 ай бұрын
  • That’s why being Kobe, Jordan, Bird, Magic and others that spent their career in one team make their championships so important

    @theoavg@theoavg3 ай бұрын
    • You forgot curry sir 👍🏿

      @christopherbrown5269@christopherbrown52693 ай бұрын
    • Except Jordan didn’t stay with just one team.

      @davidmorris2234@davidmorris22343 ай бұрын
    • @@davidmorris2234 yeah i forgot that he abandoned the bulls to chase a championship with the wizards

      @theoavg@theoavg3 ай бұрын
    • @@davidmorris2234 MJ played for the team he owned at the time and won his championships with one team so it doesn't really matter

      @christopherbrown5269@christopherbrown52692 ай бұрын
    • 😂​@@theoavg

      @wakaikozy6084@wakaikozy60842 ай бұрын
  • Great job on this mane. I forgot about a lot of this

    @LIVdaBrand@LIVdaBrandАй бұрын
  • Love your vids man keep up the good work

    @RohanNethala-zv7fq@RohanNethala-zv7fq3 ай бұрын
  • Lets go dylan video is up! Big up from Spain!

    @jdtp95.@jdtp95.3 ай бұрын
  • I think the most tragic part about KD's legacy is going to be that his choices ruined teams that you wanted to cheer for regardless if you were a fan of them or not. Everyone liked the Thunder back then, let's be honest. Warriors were great before KD but they didn't garner anywhere near the amount of hate they did with KD or even now. Brooklyn had a really nice thing going on with that young core of players and once KD and Kyrie got there everything went to sh*t and it became a toxic wasteland nobody wanted to be a part of. Suns... well, Booker and CP3 have never been the most likeable stars and their attitude before winning anything rubbed pretty much everyone the wrong way so KD joining them was sort of fitting. In a way I think we all should thank KD because he showed that comparing yourself to others is a very quick way of making yourself make bad decisions. Yes, had he stayed in OKC he would have been #2 behind LeBron and maybe never win it all but at least he would be synonymous with the city and franchise. Now he'll be more of an afterthought with no real home for his legacy, despite being first ballot.

    @meinardsl@meinardsl3 ай бұрын
  • This is well done, looking forward to the Phoenix chapter

    @crules30@crules303 ай бұрын
    • That’s what Chris Paul fans said 😂😂😂😂

      @Quaquadaqu@Quaquadaqu3 ай бұрын
  • all these comparisons saying HE SOLD HIS SOUL FOR RINGS are not even to outlandish , because he was literally the golden child of the NBA (nobody could seriously hate on him and he was only behind Lebron) and after he signed to the warriors he was immediately the most hated player in the league (maybe even in history) ... and know people recognize him more for the trade then for his insane offense

    @itsjayn4538@itsjayn45383 ай бұрын
  • His move definitely made all of us reconsider legacy, ring culture, and the 🐐 conversation. I think having a ring is amazing, but if you earned it the way he did...it made the value of those rings...not worth it. I am still left with the need to see him get a ring outside of a super team to feel he earned it. I want to see him in an OKC like team, an underdog, because he was in an underdog team, yet he left to join a super team that had their own legacy established. He is an amazing player but he is not on the GOAT conversation yet, he has not earned that, two rings are not getting you into that GOAT conversation.

    @nm93932@nm939323 ай бұрын
    • Well he was on his way to win in 2012 until lebron formed his team….then Steph was on his way until lebron once again formed his team….which made Steph and kd go….hmmm we should teach his ass a lesson about teaming up stealing rings and that’s what happened what goes around comes around d can’t be jumping on people and not expect to get jumped back

      @Lildirt15@Lildirt153 ай бұрын
    • I agree with you but for whatever reason, Lebron gets a pass on these (nowadays, back in the day, he was heavily ridiculed for this.)

      @jeremiahmorales222@jeremiahmorales2223 ай бұрын
    • @@Lildirt15he was already on the heat for almost 2 by that point goofy😂 and lebron didn’t assemble no damn team in 2016 😂 it was the same team that the warriors beat in 2025 except kyrie and kevin love weren’t injured this finals😂🙏 you got negative iq😂😂

      @Terminator-ht3sx@Terminator-ht3sx3 ай бұрын
    • @@Terminator-ht3sx LEBRON FORMED TEAMS NO MATTER IF IT WAS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE FORMED TEAM OR NOT GOOFY. DIDNT STEPH AND KD LOSE TO THOSE FORMED TEAMS?? AIGHT THEN SHUT YO GOOFY ASS UP THOSE TEAMS WERE FORMED NOT ORGANIC LIKE THE WARRIORS AND OKC LEBRON DID NOT GET THERE WITH HIS ORIGINAL TEAM LIKE THEY DID GOOFY HE DID BEFORE BUT COUDLNT DO IT NO MORE AND LEFT AND 2025??!

      @Lildirt15@Lildirt153 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Terminator-ht3sxwasnt when bron joined the heat they were already a good team??? Didnt they suddenly become the heatles because bron joined??? I see no difference in kd joining the warriors for a ring as bron leaving Cleveland and going to miami for a ring...its the same move...bron is nothing more than just a weak gatekeeper for the finals...like yeah sure getting to the finals as often as bron did is impressive but itd be pretty easy to go to the finals consistently when you get to cherry pick your teammates

      @vanixiii5657@vanixiii56573 ай бұрын
  • Even Iman Shumpert said in a interview that in those 17-18 Finals the Cavs MAIN concern was Steph Curry. Their entire gameplan revolved around Steph. Which opened up shots for KD. So OBVIOUSLY KD won FMVP because he had open shots and all the spacing in the world

    @jaycasado5029@jaycasado50292 күн бұрын
  • Yea essentially, KD could’ve been in the goat convo, tbh even without a ring, bc we all knows he’s probably the most perfect player (aside from Bron) but that move to the warriors was crazy ngl 😂

    @FlashDust@FlashDust3 ай бұрын
  • need more videos ! would like to see the warriors dynasty ending, how cavs failed bron beginning of his career, dirk/mavs run in 2011, dwight career not top 75, tmac

    @zyxtrr@zyxtrr3 ай бұрын
    • The problem with Dwight is that he had more kids than he had superstar level NBA seasons

      @vulcanraven9701@vulcanraven97013 ай бұрын
    • The warriors dynasty one would feel fitting to come out once and IF everyone gets traded or leaves

      @bettinacelis7736@bettinacelis77363 ай бұрын
    • SB Nation did Lebron’s Cavs better than anyone ever could though Tmac though…

      @sawyertuide7636@sawyertuide76363 ай бұрын
    • Warriors dynasty ending requires Curry, Draymond, or Klay leaving or retiring and would require them to not even make the play in following that.

      @hypocritetrollbot7729@hypocritetrollbot7729Ай бұрын
  • Amazing video, I like the way/style of editing with funny images 😂

    @1farin@1farin3 ай бұрын
  • LOVE your videos!!!! MAKE MOREEEEEE

    @manuelmanev6008@manuelmanev600811 күн бұрын
  • Excellent work my friend!

    @georgewshannon7634@georgewshannon76343 күн бұрын
  • Your the most underrated nba youtuber ever. Love all of your uploads

    @javen1054@javen10543 ай бұрын
  • Was waiting for this!!!!! Let's go!

    @saineehar6328@saineehar63283 ай бұрын
  • WHY DOES DYLAN NOT HAVE MORE SUBS your video essays are awesome bro. KD was my favorite player besides Klay when he joined GS. It's sad that he really does seem cursed.

    @gogglegod33@gogglegod333 ай бұрын
    • Can y’all shut up with these types of comments

      @MrAjking808@MrAjking8083 ай бұрын
    • @@MrAjking808 you shut up lol

      @gogglegod33@gogglegod333 ай бұрын
    • ​@@gogglegod33you tell them

      @sikanderbaluch1464@sikanderbaluch14642 ай бұрын
  • Right, does anyone know what the song at 21:15 is? I fw that heavy and can't find it anywhere

    @CaptainMantine@CaptainMantine3 ай бұрын
  • Happy to hear this!

    @disasterandchaos5985@disasterandchaos59853 ай бұрын
  • The timing of this video is perfect. After what KD said a couple of days ago.😂 I love your videos btw

    @eliasalx8585@eliasalx85853 ай бұрын
  • Great video, lots of good insight.

    @King_David15@King_David153 ай бұрын
  • "You got your rings, now pay for them!" -UrinatingTree, on all the injuries the Warriors had going into the 2019 finals

    @SyxxPunk@SyxxPunk3 ай бұрын
    • cursed rings

      @stevenscummy1458@stevenscummy145814 күн бұрын
  • high quality video as always

    @peg-peggies@peg-peggies3 ай бұрын
  • People forgot Durand also requested a trade to the Boston Celtics after they swept him and the Nets 😂

    @DonovanMcNabb5@DonovanMcNabb53 ай бұрын
    • That never happened

      @reeseangle9621@reeseangle96213 ай бұрын
    • That didn’t happen

      @1of1saint@1of1saint3 ай бұрын
    • In what multiverse did this happen in ?😅

      @christopherbrown5269@christopherbrown52693 ай бұрын
    • It was reported by the "insiders" i think

      @DonovanMcNabb5@DonovanMcNabb53 ай бұрын
    • Bro believes any info he's given 😂😂😂

      @ChikoTheOGDog@ChikoTheOGDog3 ай бұрын
  • love the music selection, made me subscribe

    @hawie@hawie2 ай бұрын
  • i love your videos, man, but i've got a question for you, how long does it take to make them, approximately?

    @kingjasko@kingjasko2 ай бұрын
  • 2019 Warriors would've gotten it done... proving Durant wasn't need.. but Klay got injured... Klay was averaging 26,6,5 0n 70% True shooting 50% from 3.. we were GONNA WIN

    @wyattfriend7360@wyattfriend73603 ай бұрын
  • Work of art!!!🔥

    @koreshcreations7007@koreshcreations70073 ай бұрын
  • If kd doesn’t play with at least two elite guards he will request a trade. If he gets his feelings hurt, he will also request a trade. As great as he is, he is a shitty leader and the worst part is if he hadn’t joined the warriors, he might’ve been ringless, which is crazy considering how many hall of famers he’s played with even without counting the warriors.

    @shalimhasanrakhimhabibi4783@shalimhasanrakhimhabibi47833 ай бұрын
    • The sad thing is that OKC really was his best chance to win a ring. Hell imagine if he didn't choke against the Warriors his ring would be seen as one of the most impressive rings of all time. Beating the 67 win Spurs, 73 win Warriors and Lebron with the Cavs. He and Westbrook choked and then he pulls the weakest move from a superstar.

      @petersonofleo11@petersonofleo113 ай бұрын
  • The idea that a ring would fill a void in KD is really funny when you look at Shaq vs Chuck. Shaq is still so insecure even with the 4 rings and Chuck is good humoured and self-effacing

    @lmnisop5516@lmnisop55162 ай бұрын
  • You can argue that Kevin Durant's smartest business decision was to join the Golden State warriors. You can also argue that the single most stupidest decision he ever made was to leave the Golden State warriors

    @OugiEin@OugiEin3 ай бұрын
    • A basketball team is not your wife or family 😂

      @curtiszyr@curtiszyr3 ай бұрын
    • @@curtiszyr what the fuck does that comment have to do with Kevin Durant's decision to leave Golden State? He won two championships with the Golden State warriors, he left and now he can't win. Those are the facts any other speculation is stupid

      @OugiEin@OugiEin3 ай бұрын
    • He simply couldn't stay. I think Draymond, in a fits of rage, told him how everyone felt about KD and his move, and deep inside, even KD knew that was a shitty thing to do. Also, he was probably motivated to show everyone that he can win somewhere else too, that he IS a bus driver. But then he showed us he's not.

      @HowardMoon56@HowardMoon563 ай бұрын
    • @@HowardMoon56 yeah unfortunately it's like the basketball gods have literally placed a curse on that man. And the toxicity that has been delved into between him, Draymond, etc. If I was him, I wouldn't have stayed either. But arguments could be made that he shouldn't even left for gsw anyway.

      @OugiEin@OugiEin3 ай бұрын
    • Bingo 🎯

      @christopherbrown5269@christopherbrown52693 ай бұрын
  • The goat came back, sadly we gatta wait another month or 2 for another upload 😒

    @thecoolrich@thecoolrich3 ай бұрын
  • KDs biggest dagger was when Golden State won a title without him after he left. Golden state proved they didn’t need him as they won a championship before he came to the team and won a championship after he left the team.

    @yaboycoconuthead7012@yaboycoconuthead70123 ай бұрын
  • Nice vid mate

    @jammies701@jammies7013 ай бұрын
  • NEW DYLANDOESBASKETBALL VID 🔥🔥🔥

    @dan.ny_89@dan.ny_893 ай бұрын
  • We missed you brother.

    @MatheusTurossi@MatheusTurossi3 ай бұрын
  • KD, is a 2 time nba champion. A Olympic champion. An league mvp. He's a for sure HOF candidate. Success!

    @cezz1105@cezz11053 ай бұрын
  • Great video and Instrumental at the end is nice.

    @brandonfoster5028@brandonfoster502818 күн бұрын
  • It’s crazy how he left for his own legacy but ended up helping curry’s

    @justinjones7604@justinjones76043 ай бұрын
  • LET’S GO! THE GOAT HAS RETURNED!

    @rogerdat863@rogerdat8633 ай бұрын
  • As an OKC fan, I see KD like a ronan or a wandering merc. He don't care who it is. He travel to different team to win and proof his greatness. His story is actually one of the most interesting one. -came in the leauge as a humbling, backpack carrying player -grow into having a mentality where championship defines legacy -betray his team for the rival that just beat him -won and found what he seeks -injured and realized he is just a contractor of an alrdy established empire -moving on to seek for greatness again -went to Brooklyn to wanting to build his own empire -face trials and diffculty of engineering a dynasty, karma came and went -racing against father time in Phoenix -and the story goes on...... As okc fan: At the end, go back to OKC teaming with Chet and Shai for the nostalgia. (Doubt it, kd at 35 look like he can play like Lebron at 35. He can still start in a championship team at 38. )

    @kocojack@kocojack3 ай бұрын
  • This video is raw ASL. Chicago Illinois rocks with this content 😎

    @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly3 ай бұрын
  • some of the best basketball videos created

    @nickohannan@nickohannan3 ай бұрын
  • He’s doing it again with the Suns 😂

    @NSFLBrando@NSFLBrando10 күн бұрын
  • And the curse ain’t over yet, KD and yet another one of his “superteams” got swept in the first round

    @madingthree@madingthree6 күн бұрын
  • Am I the only one who thinks “the deal with the devil” is not a metaphor?

    @Fe0381@Fe03813 ай бұрын
  • Who is watching this after the Warriors win against Durant? With Steph scoring a craaaazy 3 in the last second?😆😆

    @alvirarahman2690@alvirarahman26902 ай бұрын
  • KD joining Warriors is like Charles Barkley joining Bulls. Both are greats, both in top 20, both can't lead a team, 1 sold his soul so he doesn't get the same fate as the other one.

    @yoshimotono@yoshimotono3 ай бұрын
    • if barkley joining the bulls that's not matter. bcuz barkley is not that level of KD. barkley trash bro.!

      @JG84170@JG841703 ай бұрын
    • Kd top 15 Barkley is top 30

      @bonystickmanking1250@bonystickmanking12502 ай бұрын
  • Since leaving GS, Durant hasn’t passed the second round of the playoffs. He owes his 2 championships and 2 final mvps to Curry and GS. Durant, you are forever known as a bus rider!

    @nysydmark4121@nysydmark412114 күн бұрын
  • The use of personal 5 ost in the curse section is fantastic 🙌🏽🙌🏽

    @louistorres5879@louistorres58793 ай бұрын
  • NBA fans never letting this go. But this man’s game is the cleanest this league has seen for such a tall man. One ring with the suns will round out his career

    @odysseusdadon1234@odysseusdadon12343 ай бұрын
  • KD shoulda never left OKC, he'd be way more respected and would've left a far greater legacy. They could've gotten over the hurdle and won multiple championships if they stayed together. Huge what if for sure

    @Iso_SSB@Iso_SSB3 ай бұрын
    • I think KD would've been a lil more respected, but not that much. Ring culture is still huge. If KD ended his career with no rings as a major part of a winning team he would've been labeled as "great player, but he couldn't get the job done." Like Chuck, Gary Payton and others. This is arguably even worse though because now nobody thinks the two rings he has are earned, and he hasn't won anything since despite trying once again to assemble not one, but two super teams. Steph has won, before, and after KD.

      @KiraDaBeastNY@KiraDaBeastNY3 ай бұрын
    • KD is the only player that’s really been expected to make it work with Russ when literally everyone else hasn’t been able to afterwards either 😂

      @vintagemonte@vintagemonte3 ай бұрын
    • ​@vintagemonte this is really the truth of it. KD is probably the most portable star in the league and he couldn't win with Russ' playstyle. it's unfortunate because he likely would've had a better chance had Harden stayed over westbrook

      @kalieden5493@kalieden54933 ай бұрын
    • Durant could’ve had an amazing legacy like Dirk Nowitzki 1 ring but a helluva good one and sticking with one team but now who knows….

      @DaffyTaffy93@DaffyTaffy933 ай бұрын
    • No, they could not have. The roster was not good outside of KD and Russ, especially after Harden left.

      @marcrego196@marcrego1963 ай бұрын
  • Why does do I sense elements of emplemon in this video…..great inspiration 💯

    @lordsafro@lordsafro2 ай бұрын
  • Talent wise, Durant belongs in conversation. He showed with the warriors and nets that he is a good to borderline great defender. Offensively there is little to critique about his game. It's the intangibles that have left him out of the conversation. He's never dominated the league, even when winning finals MVP it was still argued if he was better than Steph or did playing with Steph benefit Durant more than anyone else could

    @KB-qk1ic@KB-qk1ic3 ай бұрын
  • Fitting that you used Persona music. After all, KD never faced his true self. His shadow took over lol & signed a Faustian deal similar to how Igor(?) Offered. Also, you made KD's list 😂

    @Jermaine2099@Jermaine20993 ай бұрын
  • To release the curse and bring back his soul in the good spirit of the Basketball gods, he needs to go back to OKC

    @jylee9980@jylee99803 ай бұрын
    • And destroy the chemistry that OKC currently has and then he’ll get panned again by critics saying he joined a loaded OKC team? No thanks. Keep him in Phoenix.

      @tonyjr3373@tonyjr33733 ай бұрын
    • He can only go back to OKC to win which would end a lot of chatter and he can also go back to GS to win as well but still people would respect him even more I suppose considering the fact that they've won together before and already got chemistry playing together just saying

      @christopherbrown5269@christopherbrown52693 ай бұрын
  • Appreciate that video

    @yaddameen2102@yaddameen210211 сағат бұрын
  • I’ve gotta say…I don’t really follow basketball much but I greatly enjoy your videos.

    @mjgasiecki@mjgasiecki2 ай бұрын
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