- ABC News
- July 2, 2016
Kevin Durant and the Los Angeles Clippers met for approximately four hours Friday night in the Hamptons, and sources close to the situation say Durant was "blown away" by the Clippers' presentation. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, president Doc Rivers, executive vice president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan were present at the meeting. According to a source, Durant was incredibly impressed by the vision and direction of the Clippers and made a strong connection with those at the meeting. Chris Paul did not make it to the meeting but spoke to Durant beforehand and made his pitch over the phone; the two have talked throughout the process, including last week, sources told ESPN. Durant previously sat down with the incumbent Thunder on Thursday in Oklahoma City, with league sources saying that meeting "went well" and OKC was in a strong position to retain Durant's services. A firm decision on where the...