Durant, LeBron ... Tale of Two Leaders

Maybe it’s me, but at this point of their respective careers, it’s easy to see that high-scoring Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant is a far better leader than LeBron James has ever been – or worse – will ever become.

That’s right Eye On Sports followers, I’ve said it – and I fully believe it too.

While James has ‘quit’ on his team on more than one occasion in his career while not showing up for the fourth quarters in several other career-defining moments, Durant quietly goes about his business of leading the Thunder to wins.

However, anyone that thought Durant wasn’t vocal enough – or that his leadership was in question – simply need to take a look at the recent flare-up between the thin-framed small forward and teammate Russell Westbrook.

Durant, who’s not one to ‘pop his collar’ in look-at-me fashion basically told Westbrook to get his head in the game when the talented floor leader ‘lost it’ momentarily in a hard-fought contest against the Memphis Grizzlies just about a week ago.

After the two teammates began yelling at each other openly, Durnat handled the situation by patting Westbrook on the head as they returned to the court following a timeout.

To really show how much of a leader he is though, Durant spoke to the media afterward in eloquent fashion even though Westbrook ‘jetted’ from the stadium without speaking to reporters.

"We're going to disagree sometimes, like I've always been saying," Durant said that night. "But I'm behind him 110 percent, and he's the same way with me. And you seen when we came on the floor we clicked and everything started to work from there."

Again, maybe it’s me, but the difference in the leadership of Durnat and James isn’t even close.

One guy had to leave his hometown original franchise in order to get the support of two other superstars while the Other signed a long-term deal to stay in the Midwest and lead his team no matter how many other all-stars are on the Thunder’s roster or not.

Sure, it’s quite possible that James will get the championship ring first that both players covet so much, but I guarantee, his legacy will never be a widely respected as Kevin Durant’s!