It's an ordinary Tuesday for most NBA stars, but today, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant had time for the people of Twitter, responding to insults and comments alike shortly after his interview with EBRO In The Morning on HOT 97 went live earlier in the day:

Somehow it's still fascinating to see Durant dedicate so much time to going online and bantering with fans. While that makes him certainly more approachable than the average NBA star, it also makes him more subject for debate and microanalysis.

Durant riled up Knicks fans after noting he never really considered the Knicks as a potential franchise, saying New York at this time isn't really “cool enough” to attract stars. His comments quickly fueled the fire in many New Yorkers who were hoping and praying Durant would land with the Knickerbockers in free agency, only to have their hearts ripped from their very flesh once rumors of his preference for Brooklyn swirled, eventually turning into their reality.

Durant is already a rather unpopular character in The Big Apple after turning down a potential stint as the savior of the franchise, rather choosing to go to a more structured franchise with a vision. This back-and-forth with fans on Twitter certainly isn't helping it.

It will be a while before the former scoring champion and two-time MVP does some talking on the court, so do expect him to have more of a verbal interaction as he prepares to sit out the entire 2019-20 season after suffering a torn Achilles injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

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The 30-year-old scoring machine hasn't shied away from being the heel so many fans love to hate on, especially after his popularity took a turn for the worse after leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016. Durant has thrived as the anti-hero, much like LeBron James did when first leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers, but his engaging and at times conflictive nature is starkly different from the approach The King took when sulking on his own demise early on.

Durant has attacked his critics head on, and there is simply not a way to win against the endless horde of internet pundits and trolls that swarm it. The 2014 NBA MVP seems plenty aware of it, but also unbothered by the outside reaction, as long as he's free to make use of his time the way he sees fit.

No person in the Brooklyn Nets' front office, or even business manager Rich Kleiman, will tell him how to use his time or how to manage his engagement with fans.

He is f***ing Kevin Durant, and they know it.