Kevin Durant Reportedly Told Russell Westbrook He Was Leaving Thunder via Text

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook reportedly received only a text message from former teammate Kevin Durant, informing him of his decision to leave the franchise and join the rival Golden State Warriors in free agency in July.

On Thursday, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported the latest twist in the never-ending saga surrounding Durant's exit from Oklahoma City:

It's getting difficult to keep track of the different versions of what happened in the time between the Thunder's Game 7 Western Conference Finals loss to the Warriors and Durant's decision to join Golden State's star-studded roster.

On July 27, Royce Young of ESPN.com reported Westbrook and Thunder forward Nick Collison came out of a meeting with Durant in Los Angeles under the impression the seven-time All-Star would stay in Oklahoma City.

Yet, Shams Charania of The Vertical noted the Warriors' prized addition flatly denied making any type of promise he would remain with the organization.

"I never told Russell or Nick, 'All right, guys, I'm coming back to the Thunder'—and then a week later, I decide not to," Durant said, per Charania. "Never happened. I don't operate like that. I heard people say that story, but it's not the truth."

Meanwhile, league sources told Bleacher Report's Howard Beck general unhappiness with the way the offense worked when Westbrook was the lead ball-handler played a key role in Durant's decision.

These types of high-profile breakups are rarely smooth, something LeBron James learned when he decided to head to South Beach. But this drama is starting to reach new heights, especially if the latest report about Durant ending his long-term partnership with a text message is true.

Rather than Durant and Westbrook going their separate ways in a professional manner, it seems like a Cold War is developing between two of the league's most dynamic players.

For example, the Thunder officially announced a contract extension for Westbrook on Thursday. It felt like an opportunity for Durant to congratulate his former teammate and the OKC fanbase so that everybody could move on.

He opted against that route, though. Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press noted the forward, who's representing the United States at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, stated he didn't have any plans to talk with Westbrook in the near future.

"Nah, that's a touchy deal. It's easy for someone else to tell me what I should do. ... But I'll see when this is over and when everything dies down," Durant said. "At some point, we'll sit down and talk. But I don't know when."

It's starting to feel like Durant and the Warriors are going to embrace their roles as the villains heading into next season. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban previously suggested that type of situation would be a boon for the NBA, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com.

Perhaps one day, Durant and Westbrook will have a chance to discuss the situation and bury the hatchet. The bigger question, however, is whether the remaining Thunder superstar would answer Durant's text if he tried to set up such a meeting.