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From The Void: Rahat Huq On LeBron Versus Durant And The Penchant For Plotline

James has now become entrenched as villain and symbol of all evil in our world.  But more troubling is a subsequent campaign—a recent development—to right course on the script and account for lost time.  Observers now laud Thunder forward Kevin Durant as the selfless savior and the bastion of benevolence, extolling his virtues in an awkwardly forced manner.  (Apparently, it was decided that Lakers guard Kobe Bryant no longer served as a suitable foil to James with age creeping in, and that experiment was abandoned after a furious summer push shortly after ‘LeDecision’.)

Why such need for narrative?  Why the penchant for a plotline?  Durant is a precocious marvel independently deserving of plaudits; placing him juxtaposed is an injustice to Durant.  Reproach of James—while irrational and unwarranted–should hold on its own free from comparison.  It’s a failure of our discourse and a flaw of our collective logic that “unlike _____” is inevitably appended in our process of argumentation.

The lede for this post was terrible and solipsistic, which is fine (we’re fuckin’ bloggers—I talk about myself all the time—read the tags), but the rest of the post was enjoyable although the language was a bit obtuse.  Unless you’ve read a lot of philosophy (don’t), you’ll find the diction cluttered.  I liked it though, probably because Kant was required reading for me in college. 

Anyway, Rahat Huq (of Red94 fame) talks about the Durantula vs. Lebron debate that’s crept into the NBA consciousness over the last two months.

It’s a worthwhile read if you take into account what I mentioned earlier.