Paulo Alves

And I think that if that one is true, it becomes a little bit tougher to swallow if I'm Jabari.

But at the same time, even if it is true, and even if guys are upset, guys are still professionals at the end of the day.

And so I'm sure that they won't be all out just, you know, making a fuss on the court or refusing to pass them on the ball.

I think it will be a little bit masked, but you'll definitely be able to tell if that's the case as well.

And regarding how this votes for the future, right?

Well, first thing, I think the first KD Burner scandal was actually between Golden State Warriors championships, so he did go on to win a championship anyway.

We're obviously not the Dynasty Warriors, so obviously we have less of a margin for stuff like this to happen.

But it's not impossible, it's not unheard of.

It might light a fire under the team's ass if it turns out to be a lie and they could use that as fuel, although I do think that's maybe unlikely.

And if it turns out that it is something that they can't move off or move on from, two things.

If so, the KD trade, looking back, is going to be a disaster.

I mean, they didn't give up that much, but they did give up some stuff for KD.

So that's going to be looked back in a negative way.

And the other thing is...

Well, kind of glad it happened this season and not next season because it already feels like this season is a little bit down the drain.

We already have so many injuries out for the season.

If it were to happen, I guess the silver lining is that it happened in this season and not in a 2018 Rockets-type season where you feel like you have everything and then something just crashes and burns and you're kind of ruining a really promising season.

So I know that's not what people want to hear.

But, you know, I try to find silver linings in these kinds of things.

And it does reflect negatively if it is true, right?