Not lost amid the narratives after Golden State won the NBA title is the so-called sacrifice by Stephen Curry to welcome Kevin Durant onto the Warriors.

Durant respects Curry accepting him — and he wants the rest of the world to respect Curry, too.

“He’s a big dog. Tonight he killed. Tonight, you better respect that man,” Durant said of his fellow Warriors superstar Monday night while talking with Rosalyn Gold-Onwude of NBC Sports California.

Then Durant exited the interview, essentially dropping the microphone on a praise of Curry.

Gold-Onwude had asked KD how Steph had embraced him.

“It was all about him,” Durant replied. “When I first made the decision, when I first was thinking about coming here, I made sure that he was OK with it. And he was more than OK with it.

“I remember a text he sent me and it was about, he doesn’t care who’s the MVP or … who sells the most shoes, or all that stuff the people on the outside care about. Stephen Curry doesn’t care about it. He’s a big dog. Tonight he killed. Tonight, you better respect that man.”

That reflect Durant’s comments in a post-game press conference, but the way he answered Gold-Onwude emphasized his appreciation for Curry.

“The stuff you hear about Steph as far as sacrificing and being selfless and caring about his teammates, caring about other people is real,” Durant said at the press conference “It’s not a fake. It’s not a facade. He doesn’t put on this mask or this suit every single day to come in here and fake in front of you guys. He really is like that. And it’s amazing to see a superstar who sacrifices, who doesn’t care about nothing but the group.”

Here’s Durant’s interview with Gold-Onwude in full, with the aforementioned remarks at the end…

"You better respect that man" –@KDTrey5 on @StephenCurry30. Beautiful humble honest interview w/ the 1st time Champ & Finals MVP!🏆 #Warriors pic.twitter.com/861twyDBtt — Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) June 14, 2017