Matt Barnes Used to Tell Kevin Durant Westbrook Was Only One Who Could Stop Him

Whenever he played the Oklahoma City Thunder during his time on the Los Angeles Clippers, forward Matt Barnes got in Kevin Durant's ear.

Here’s what Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins wrote about Barnes and his eventual Golden State Warriors teammate:

"'The only person in the world who can stop you,' Barnes crowed, 'is your teammate.' The most effective trash talk, Barnes has discovered in more than a decade of NBA rabble-rousing, is the kind spiked with the smallest shred of truth."

Barnes, of course, was referring to OKC star Russell Westbrook.

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Could the constant prodding about his shot-happy point guard have pushed KD over the top last summer? Perhaps it played a role. But winning a title seemed to be more at the forefront of Durant's mind.

[h/t Sports Illustrated]