re: Why the hate for KD and athletes in general for moving?

Sport exists for the sake of competition. High level competition is entertaining. The sports industry nowadays depends on entertainment.

Suggesting KD's move killed competitive balance gives him too much credit. I have at least come around to that.

What his move did do, however, was go against the ideals of sport. His move was truly a 'if you can't beat em', join em' sort of thing. That's not indicative of a legendary player. Every NBA legend seems to have moments where they slay the dragon so-to-speak. Even with this title, he has no moment. It's not because he was so dominant and made it look easy, it's because playing with a cast of All-Stars took care of the dirty work.