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Kevin Durant Is Not At All Happy For Dirk Nowitzki

by Tom Ziller
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Dallas Does It Again: Another Comeback Victory Against OKC Propels Mavs To NBA Finals
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From Wednesday’s post-elimination press conference, after the Dallas Mavericks had eliminated Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the Western Conference Finals (via Daily Thunder):

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No, Durant is not happy that Dirk Nowitzki finally got back to the NBA Finals. No one could blame him.

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