[Underdog]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Thing that annoys me more is that Durant admires Dirk for having such a devoted fanbase, but it's not something that magically happened. It took hard work, loyalty, determination, and surviving through some terrible years for the franchise. He stuck with the same team for 19 years despite occasionally having a terrible supporting cast and lockerroom cancers. He didn't bolt when the going got tough and barely even complained. He became the franchise's leader instead of looking at his teammates and deciding to split. That's how you become a god in the eyes of a franchise.

Just like people say "oh, well Dirk has one championship and so-and-so has two" but they don't talk about the years of devotion and the lack of a second superstar that Dirk had. He got his championship the hardest way possible. Not by peacing out on his team and joining a super team.

This.

Originally Posted by saclare

Dirk is Great.

And this.