Written by Harrison O’Connor, discussed about The NBA.
This exact question was answered by none other than the 2013-14 MVP, Kevin Durant. Kevin isn’t however the first to be in such a situation that could be described as a fast break that would’ve won the game but burnt out.
Kevin’s choice to leave to a team that has previously won the finals and also set the NBA all time season record for most wins, the very next season amassing a whopping 73 wins and 9 losses. In such a way, Kevin is just letting history repeat itself, in the case of the arguably the most dynamic duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.
However, when the league shifting trade of Shaq from the Lakers to the Heat, the reason for is a rift forming between Shaq and …show more content…
But then, the bold thing is they're standing in my face. They're bold enough to call him a snake and a coward. One guy even called him - I can't even say it - the p-word. In my face."
(Joseph, Andrew. For The Win. N.p., 2017. Web. 2 Mar. 2017.)
What is the self-interest?
Self-interest is a value that’s conjured up from people’s will to succeed and get the best they possibly can. In the history of sports, there has been many an athlete that has exercised their own self-interest, take Michael Jordan for example, the best basketball player the world has ever seen, he quit playing basketball at his prime and went to play baseball professionally.
You may wonder why he we would quit the sport that he dominates so easily but that is exactly it, humans have an instinct that can be traced all the way back to prehistoric times and that is the want for challenge, but in Kevin Durant’s case, his self-interest for success struck out his desire for challenge.
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