If there was a gold medal for “extreme online meanness,” Kevin Durant would be the overall winner. KD has led an interesting life online, to say the least. He’s quick to hit back at anyone who offends him, never tolerates disparagement, and Durant has even gone so far as to create a burner to defend himself.
Durant’s Twitter fingers were a given after the U.S. needed a comeback to beat Serbia in the Olympic semifinals, which prompted Nuggets fans to brag about Nikola Jokic, much to KD’s annoyance.
Keep in mind that this post was made at 11:09pm ET, which means it was just after 5am in Paris. Durant was up after the game and decided to start a fight. He ended up going to bed, but as soon as he woke up the online altercation resumed.
Nuggets fans, nobody cares if you guys think you’re the best player in the league. The players respect Jock a lot. We don’t worship him as much as you do, but most of the players are in awe of how great he is. It’s part of the game to make fun of fools like you who disagree with us. https://t.co/JVwxSi0eJD
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 9, 2024
It went on and on…
Let’s talk about the fan culture that has been created recently. There are a lot of people with big egos who believe that they are the reason for the development of the sport. There is a lot of idol worship, a lot of hatred and division based on winning and losing, and a lot of disrespect for the work that these people do… https://t.co/UFRak9kSEG
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 9, 2024
And here we go…
That’s what you do, you idiots. You use players to further your stale agenda. This is the Brotherhood family, you are not a part of it. It only matters now because social media has let you idiots walk around with your chests held high like you mean something. You don’t mean anything!!! Your opinion doesn’t matter https://t.co/DVWyR9ZDMD
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 9, 2024
Essentially, Durant’s argument goes like this: There’s a heavy-handed narrative based heavily on marketing ploys that sell the idea of ”battles,” and fans believe that players across the league hate each other. Sure, there are players who don’t get along, but for the most part, there’s only mutual respect between NBA players.
Durant is furious that American fans are pushing Jokic over the US national team just because of their NBA loyalty and thinks it’s really stupid. The “Nikola vs. the world” narrative just disappears, especially since no one behind the scenes has any disdain for the Joker.
That’s fair, but KD should probably stop this and focus on medals.
