Appearing on The Boardroom podcast with Rich Kleiman, Rivers said he felt Durant would sign with the Knicks after his three-year run with the Golden State Warriors to become “the king of New York City.” “Early on, I was like, ok, Rich is from New York, [Durant] can be the King of New York City, I got a feeling KD is going to the Knicks,” Rivers said on The Boardroom podcast. “Listen, I’m in the league and I actually thought that so you know everybody else thought it as well.”