Kevin Durant is in the news again, and surprise, surprise, it's due to his tenuous relationship with the media.

Again.

Recently, Golden State Warriors reporter Ethan Strauss released a book entitled “The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty,” which takes everyone through these last few years of the Dubs' reign.

Obviously, Durant was a big part of that, so he was a rather key subject in the book.

But the most interesting (I guess?) part of Durant's inclusion is not his dominance. It's not how he outplayed LeBron James in two straight NBA Finals. It's not his back-to-back Finals MVPs.

It's his bitterness toward the media's love for Stephen Curry. Actually, let's just call it what it is: it's his jealousy of Curry, something that just doesn't make much sense whatsoever.

Strauss notes in his book that Durant once accused him of trying to “rile up Steph's fans” and that the Bay Area media just wanted to “kiss Steph's ass” at Durant's expense.

Uh, what?

First and foremost, Kevin Durant was treated incredibly well during his time in Golden State. The fans loved him. Curry himself stepped aside for him. Some media members even began to crown KD the NBA's best player over LeBron.

There wasn't anything bad to say about Durant in Oakland, and no one ever really did say anything bad.

So where is this coming from? Why does Durant have this notion that the media was kissing up to Curry, and at his expense, no less?

Of course, Durant has always had a rather rocky relationship with the media. This dates all the way back to his time in Oklahoma City. You know, after media members named him the league MVP.

Were there guys who took things a bit too far with what they wrote? Obviously. No one can deny that. But that then seems like Durant should have beefs with individual writers and reporters rather than the entire media (and even the fan base) at large.

Then again, this is the same KD who has made burner Twitter accounts and who still can't understand why Thunder fans don't exactly admire him these days, so I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

But as far as Kevin Durant's situation with the Warriors was concerned … sure, the Bay Area media and the fans favored Steph. This isn't a secret. But I can't remember a time where any of the media members or fans specifically put down Durant to drum up Curry.

As for the favoritism toward Curry? What did Durant expect? Curry was drafted by the Warriors. He won a championship there before Durant even arrived. He won consecutive MVP awards in 2015 and 2016. He was the driving force behind the Dubs' 73-win campaign in 2016. You know, the same team that Durant joined that ensuing offseason.

Did Durant seriously think he was going to join the Warriors and suddenly become the No. 1 guy in the eyes of everyone? Even if he was the best player on the team (and he clearly was), no one in Oakland or San Francisco was ever going to genuinely like him more than Curry. That's not how it works.

What's most irritating about this whole situation is not even Durant's attitude toward the media or the fans. Rather, it's the apparent envy he held for Curry, who embraced KD with open arms and never said a word when his shot attempts went down or when Durant got all of the love (somehow, KD forgets that) for leading Golden State to a pair of titles.

Clearly, Kevin Durant had some internal issues with Draymond Green, but no problems between him and Curry were ever broadcasted. (If there were issues between the two, you know it would have come out at some point.)

Instead of being appreciative that Curry was willing to surrender his post as the team's No. 1 offensive option and even allow his own legacy to take a hit as a result (there are a whole lot of Steph detractors out there), Durant was evidently insistent upon saying that everyone was brown-nosing Curry while making Durant the butt of jokes (which never happened).

We can say whatever we want about Durant just speaking in a heated moment with Strauss, but more than likely, he meant what he said. Those things don't just come out of someone's mouth without some real significance behind them.

This really says a whole lot more about Durant than it does about anyone else. Curry never said a bad word about Durant during his three years with the Warriors. In fact, if anything, he championed him as the primary star.

Professional athletes typically have egos. I'm sure, deep down, Curry does as well. He was already a two-time MVP, a champion and arguably the best shooter who ever lived before Durant showed up. And yet, Steph put all of that aside to make Durant feel comfortable.

And how does Durant repay him? By calling people out for kissing his rear end.

Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying Durant actually owes Steph anything. But I do think he should, at the very least, show respect and gratitude toward the fellow star who could have easily told Bob Myers and Steve Kerr “no” when the idea of bringing in Durant came to fruition during the summer of 2016.

Curry was willing to not only share the spotlight with KD, but to put himself in a secondary role.

Maybe instead of expressing jealousy toward Curry, Durant should be more appreciative.

But this is Kevin Durant we are talking about, a superstar and future Hall of Famer who has gone from a media darling to one of the most mysterious personalities in sports.

Durant has his own set of thoughts and his own perspective, which is perfectly fine. Who doesn't?

But sometimes, a perspective can be wrong, inaccurate, unfounded or, in Kevin Durant's case, just flat-out strange.