Despite not having Kevin Durant for the last four games, the Golden State Warriors have had no problem winning in the postseason, as they took down the Houston Rockets and currently hold a 3-0 series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers.

According to Chris Broussard, players around the NBA have already put an asterisk next to Durant's two championships with Golden State, and the Dubs winning another title without him would only hurt his legacy:

Quickly coming back, Durant responded to Broussard himself, saying that the statements were exaggerated and specifically calling out the “worst nightmare” comment:

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Following that, teammate Andre Iguodala also took to Twitter to reply to the two, essentially telling Durant to not worry about what anyone says:

Regardless of the situation, Durant hasn’t exactly been able to keep off social media during this postseason run. As he continues rehabbing a strained calf, Durant has taken to Instagram and Twitter multiple times to clap back at fans and other people who might have anything to say about him or the team.

With another trip to the Finals on the line for the Warriors, it’ll be interesting to see if they can close out the Blazers, and if Kevin Durant has anything to say afterward.