Golden State Warrior Kevin Durant, right, celebrates in front of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Oakland, California. AP FILE PHOTO
For his stellar play all through the season, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook bagged the 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year Award on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
READ: Westbrook wins MVP award after historic season
His ex-teammate Kevin Durant, a former MVP himself, took to his official YouTube page to congratulate the enigmatic superstar.
“Huge congrats to Russell Westbrook on MVP, that boy went out there and was a created player on 2k all year, F**kin balled out,” he wrote. “Gotta respect it!”
The pair’s now-rocky relationship was one of the biggest story lines this season, after Durant decided to leave Oklahoma for the Golden State Warriors.
The two also figured in a brief but heated exchange during their match-up last January, but shared quite the moment during the All Star game the following month, connecting on an alley-oop just like the old times.
READ: Westbrook, Durant provide All-Star highlight
Aside from extending well wishes to Westbrook, Durant also congratulated all the major award winners this year. Khristian Ibarrola /ra