With the NBA Finals under wraps and a first-time championship for Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant, the hate following his much-criticized choice to join the Golden State Warriors in the offseason was soon to come over Twitter.
Durant wasn't shy about engaging with Twitter trolls after having achieved the one piece of hardware that had escaped him through the first nine years of his NBA career.
but u wasn't with me shooting in the gym tho, so how do u know my work habits?
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 19, 2017
so I can't even use twitter anymore? Where do I go to get validated?
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 19, 2017
But the ultimate burn was yet to come…
You are her friend KD pic.twitter.com/MVNHxYuLjA
— Liam (@LiamNBA) June 19, 2017




ohhhhh I see. She's just hurt.
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 19, 2017
I was naive then. I learned my lesson.
— Shai MVP ⚡️ (@mynameis_kaylee) June 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/HotIcyQuirk/status/876605330297434112
Exposed!
— Sir Dudenstein (@SBJohn12) June 19, 2017