The big sports story today is the announcement on July 4th by Kevin Durant who decided he’s going to leave the Thunder and play for the Golden State Warriors. Some folks in Oklahoma City decided to use their Independence Day fireworks to burn Durant’s jersey when the announcement was made. Sources say Durant’s contract with Golden State, where he’ll play alongside NBA stars Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, is for $54 million dollars over two years with a player option. This also makes things more difficult for the Pelicans in the Western Conference.

LSU President F King Alexander has announced that in the next few months every athlete, coach and athletic support staff member will be required to undergo sexual harassment sensitivity and awareness training. Alexander says only two other schools are doing this at the moment. Baylor, Tennessee and Florida State have had their share of negative headlines because of sexual assault claims in recent months.

Baton Rouge based competitive eater Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan was representing Louisiana Monday in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. He appeared with some of the most famous eaters in the contest but was unable to catch up with Joey Jaws Chestnutt — who smashed the previous record after chowing down on about 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Morgan got down 35 wieners.

Former LSU All-American Lynnika Pitts earned a spot on the women’s triple jump finals at the US Olympic trials after finishing 12th in the qualifying round Monday. Formerly of East Ascension, Pitts, who played for the Lady Tigers from 2011-2014, earned the final spot for the finals set for Thursday.

No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons made his NBA debut at the Utah Jazz Summer League on Monday. In his first taste of pro-action, Simmons made the 76ers fans nervous as he left the game in the fourth quarter due to cramps in both calves. Simmons finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists in just under 24 minutes of play as the Celtics won 102-94.