NBA players react to Durant joining Warriors

The basketball world was shaken to its core Monday morning with the announcement that four-time league scoring champion Kevin Durant will join the 73-win Golden State Warriors on a reported two-year, $54.3-million contract.

Tweets poured in from players around the NBA shortly after Durant revealed his monumental decision on The Players' Tribune.

If u can't beat um join um 🤔
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 4, 2016

Ok Time to get Westbrook to the CaVs 😂😂
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 4, 2016

The game has really changed. #happy4thofjuly
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 4, 2016

Omg lol
— John Henson (@Johnhenson31) July 4, 2016

Wow.. Only problem there's only 1 ball...
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) July 4, 2016

Somebody beat you ! And you go there... ? Superstar not doing that man..
— Jusuf Nurkić (@nurkic23) July 4, 2016

Russ about to avg a triple double with 30 😂😂
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 4, 2016

Kevin Durant to the Warriors ? 🤔opinions everyone?
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) July 4, 2016

Whoa...
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 4, 2016

Wow......smh
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) July 4, 2016

WOW... Really?
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) July 4, 2016

Thats crazy!!!! KD in GSW???? .... R they gonna score 200 points a game😂😂
— Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) July 4, 2016

woah
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) July 4, 2016

Damn
— Dorell Wright (@DWRIGHTWAY1) July 4, 2016

Wow.. Warriors..!
— Troy Daniels (@troydaniels) July 4, 2016

Welp now we know there's one illegal team on 2k..
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) July 4, 2016

Sheesh!
— Damien Wilkins (@dwilkins3000) July 4, 2016

That just shook the NBA world lol crazyyyy
— Shane Larkin (@ShaneLarkin_3) July 4, 2016

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