Basketball world in shock as Kevin Durant joins Golden State Warriors

"What I didn't truly understand was the range of emotions I would feel during this process."

Kevin Durant has announced he is leaving Oklahoma City Thunder and will join the Golden State Warriors, runners up in the 2016 NBA finals.

Small forward Durant was the leading player for the Thunder franchise over the past eight years, having joined the then Seattle SuperSonics as second overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.