A prominent member on the Warriors beat found himself in the middle of a media storm last season when Kevin Durant called him out by name in a press conference after the former Golden State forward took exception to an article written about his impending free agency. On the latest Warriors Insiders Podcast, The Athletic's Ethan Strauss shed light on his version of the events. "We had a discussion at The Athletic that we need to talk about this and maybe I just pulled that particular straw," Strauss said.