Durant: Harden should replace Wade in SI.com’s ‘Top 10 Players of 2014′ list
Kevin Durant and Heat guard Dwyane Wade exchanged social media barbs on Tuesday after the Thunder star said he would take Rockets guard James Harden over Wade in a list of the top 10 NBA players.
Last week, The Point Forward unveiled our Top 100 Players of 2014, placing Durant at No. 2, Wade at No. 8 and Harden at No. 11.
Durant was asked for his reaction to SI.com’s list in a Cinesport.com video interview.
“I think you’re missing on James Harden,” Durant said. Asked which player his former Thunder teammate should replace, Durant replied, without hesitation: “Dwyane Wade.”
Wade then posted a response to Durant’s statement on his Instagram account.
Dating the note 9/24/13, Wade wrote: “Kevin Durant said James Harden should replace me in the top 10… Note to self: Make him respect your place in history… again … “