Kevin Durant's Final Insult to Oklahoma City Was Forcing Clay Bennett to Eat at TGI Friday's

Kevin Durant announced his decision to spurn his longtime home Oklahoma City for the Golden State Warriors on the 4th of July. ESPN’s Royce Young published a story on Tuesday about all the factors that led to Durant’s change of heart and team. Buried deep in the article – past the anecdote about the crying child who doesn’t understand the fwee mawket ? – is a tidbit about the OKC contingent in The Hamptons waiting for Durant’s final decision. With the area packed with tourists, owner Clay Bennett was forced to share a hotel room and eat at a chain restaurant. Via ESPN:

"They didn’t have anywhere to stay, and with the Fourth of July weekend a hectic time in the Hamptons, lodging was hard to come by. So the Thunder holed up at a Holiday Inn Express, located one mile away from Durant’s compound, and waited. There were only six rooms available for nine people, so they shared. Clay Bennett, a multimillion-dollar owner, in a Holiday Inn Express, sharing a bed. Nothing was open, so they settled on a T.G.I. Friday’s for a late dinner."

Did they tell him? Did they even tell Durant about the sacrifice made for him? A hotel chain that advertises on television? A restaurant with something called “endless appetizers?” I can’t see Joe Lacob doing that. Maybe because the Warriors are so advanced they would book hotel reservations before getting to town, but still.