Durant doesn’t see Warriors move as shortcut to NBA title (AFP)

NBA star Kevin Durant dismissed critics of his leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for Golden State on Thursday after signing a two-year deal worth $54.3 million to join the Warriors. "All I can control is how I come to work every single day and help this team get better," Durant said. Four-time NBA scoring leader Durant, the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player, combined with Russell Westbrook to lift the Thunder to the Western Conference finals four times in the past six years but has never won an NBA title.