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TNT analyst Charles Barkley has questioned Kevin Durant’s offseason social media antics multiple times, but the Hall of Famer took it to another level this week, taking a shot at his co-panelist Shaquille O’Neal while ripping on the Golden State Warriors superstar. “Who’s got thinner skin: Shaquille O’Neal or Kevin Durant? They’ve both got thin […]

Despite the torturous backlash Kevin Durant faced for an entire season after leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors’ two-time Finals MVP could potentially seek a LeBron James-like return as the prodigal son of OKC. Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports explained that there has indeed been a good amount of healing between Russell […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant’s barrage of one-and-one deals only suggests the superstar forward is bound to take his talents elsewhere at some point, using free agency as his means to escape. While the New York Knicks have been a blip on his radar due to manager Rich Kleiman’s deep ties to the franchise […]

Kevin Durant is fresh off signing his third consecutive one-and-one deal with the Golden State Warriors, giving himself the utmost flexibility to change his mind at a moment’s notice and chase glory elsewhere. The perennial scorer has a good chance to wind up with his third straight Larry O’Brien trophy by the end of this […]

Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors has proved to be successful. Since his signing, Durant has won two championships and was named Finals MVP in both years. The initial bad blood between Durant and former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook looks to be in the past. But that didn’t stop Warriors […]

Inside The NBA staple Charles Barkley has had his share of pungent opinions throughout the NBA season, and he hasn’t been scared to pick fights with players regarding their behavior. The Golden State Warriors have been one of Barkley’s favorite subjects throughout the years, going from a “jump-shooting team” that couldn’t win a championship, to […]

Kevin Durant stayed true to his word to remain with the Golden State Warriors, signing yet another one-and-one deal to secure his stay, but only for another full regular season. Ever since signing with the team in 2016, Durant has signed three of these short-term, max-flex deals — and when pressed about it, was the […]

Although nothing is official, it appears that Las Vegas has been identified as one of the potential cities that could host an NBA franchise in the near future. Some NBA stars seemed to be fond of the idea, as they shared their thoughts on this prospect with Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal during the […]

An Instagram user defended Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant from his social media haters. Stephen Curry, his sharpshooting teammate, was apparently scrolling through the comments and liked the defender’s words. Below is the Instagram post by Sportscenter of Durant: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bltiv5Wnl6a/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_control An Instagram user by the name of @famouslos32 commented: “Ya’ll be reaching in the […]

The Golden State Warriors have not lost a seven-game series since Kevin Durant decided to leave his Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 and join the team that won an NBA record 73 games and were one game away from an NBA Championship. Durant has won back-to-back NBA Finals MVP’s, leading the Dubs to their third […]

Although Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors may have already buried the hatchet on their highly-publicized feud, the likelihood of a reunion between these two superstars is highly improbable, at best. However, Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving appears to think otherwise, telling his two Team USA […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum got into a little heated Twitter conversation earlier this week. This came after McCollum had Durant on an episode of his podcast last week where Durant told the young Blazers guard his team had no chance to make it out of the […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is making headlines with his social media activity this offseason. This is nothing new for Durant, but it’s furthering the narrative that he is soft and sensitive. Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki spoke about how he uses Twitter to interact with the fans — and haters — in his […]

Twitter and Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant are words that have become famous together the last year. From using burner accounts to praise himself or getting into fights constantly with fans he has done it all. Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is an avid social media user himself, but he can’t really understand why Kevin […]

“I’m me. I do me. And I chill.” These are the words that appear on Kevin Durant’s official Twitter page in describing his account. It’s no wonder he and a few fellow NBA players and millions of NBA fans don’t see eye-to-eye. Nevertheless, KD’s doing everything he can to downplay his recent Twitter beef with […]

The NBA offseason can hit a bit of a lull at times, but nothing can spice it up again like two NBA stars beefing on Twitter. Kevin Durant appeared on CJ McCollum’s podcast earlier this month and the two had what seemed to be friendly back and forth banter. The Portland Trail Blazers star told […]

The Los Angeles Lakers landed their prized free agency this offseason, LeBron James. James is a good start, but to compete in a tough Western Conference the team knows that they are going to need to do more and next summers free agency is going to be key. Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, and Kevin Durant […]

It’s been three years since Kevin Durant decided to join the then 73-win Golden State Warriors squad. And along with snagging two championship rings, Durant has been a host to a ton of name calling. And frankly, while some continue to give him a ribbing, the former MVP doesn’t care anymore. In fact, he believes […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has quite had a transformation during his years in the NBA. He’s gone a long way from being the silent and unassuming kid out of the Texas Longhorns program into someone perceived today as among the most vicious personalities on the court – and online. His recent social media […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant spoke with the media on Wednesday during USA Basketball minicamp. He discussed the notion that he’s sensitive and, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Durant had this to say: “I know you think I’m sensitive, but I’m just somebody who is tired of holding shit in.” Durant is arguing […]

Some of this planet’s best basketball players made their way to Las Vegas Thursday to participate in the voluntary Team USA minicamp ran by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. It’s not always that these many stars gather in one location to break some sweat on the basketball court, so it was quite a […]

I’m not upset. You’re upset. That’s what this sounds like from Kevin Durant. The Finals MVP was asked about his Twitter exchange with C.J. McCollum on Wednesday night and his response was adversarial. Instead of answering any of the questions from the reporter, Durant fired back with a series of his own questions. Funny Kevin […]

The imminent Kawhi Leonard trade kept most of the NBA in suspense throughout the latter part of the regular season and the offseason, as many franchises were on their toes, readying a package suitable enough to warrant his services. Despite having three premier candidates for a trade in Philadelphia, Boston, and Los Angeles, it was […]

There is never a dull moment with New York Knicks center Enes Kanter, and his appearance in Wednesday afternoon during ESPN’s The Jump wasn’t any different. The Turkish international has had a change of heart after beefing with Kevin Durant for the past two seasons since he chose to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to […]

DeMarcus Cousins’ signing with the Golden State Warriors was just as surprising for the players in the roster as it was for most NBA fans — a shocking chain of events that led a max-level player to gamble on his own future in hopes his big payday would soon come. Kevin Durant, who made a […]

While some denounced the idea of LeBron James in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, his NBA Finals foe Kevin Durant thinks the 33-year-old made the right choice by saying goodbye to Cleveland a second time. “I thought it was the perfect decision, the perfect move,” said Durant during an Alaska Airlines-sponsored event at Oakland International […]

Kevin Durant has heard it all before — from personal attacks based on his decision to join the Golden State Warriors in 2016 to the barrage of negative comments of how his new team has ruined the NBA. Signing DeMarcus Cousins only doused that fiery narrative with even more kerosene, as social media was lit […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers never met in this year’s NBA Playoffs, but Kevin Durant and C.J. McCollum provided some sort of hostility between the two teams, albeit on everyone’s favorite arena – Twitter. And just like in the last playoffs, New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is watching the action […]

After Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum sent shockwaves through the Twitterverse by calling out Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, he quickly walked back his words and extinguished the beef before it even had the chance to properly develop. Seemingly without provocation, McCollum had tweeted out his thoughts on Durant’s departure from the Oklahoma […]

When Kevin Durant isn’t firing step-back jumpers, you can find the Golden State Warriors forward on Twitter firing at his social media critics, just like today. Durant is having quite a moment on Twitter this Wednesday. After sparring with Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum on social media, Durant selected a certain Nate Jones to […]

Almost three years after Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors, people are not yet over. C.J. McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers is the latest to give Durant a good ribbing. But this time, Durant responded. Via Twitter, McCollum says that Durant himself knows that his decision to go to the 73-win […]

Kevin Durant didn’t have to use a burner Twitter account to serve C.J. McCollum a pill that the Portland Trail Blazers guard must have found tough to swallow. During a recent episode of McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, the Golden State Warriors forward sort of played the role of a rude guest by telling the former Lehigh […]

In 2016, Kevin Durant shook up the landscape of the NBA by choosing to play for the Golden State Warriors. In 2018, he was able to watch DeMarcus Cousins make the same decision. Durant was asked how he first heard about Cousins being interested in the Warriors. The back-to-back Finals MVP said: “Yeah, definitely we […]

Continuing their monopoly of Western Conference titles just became a little harder for the Golden State Warriors with four-time MVP LeBron James moving to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, thus immediately transforming the Lakers into an additional title contender in the West. Warriors forward Kevin Durant knows that the road back to the NBA […]

Kevin Durant did not just like LeBron James’ decision to join the Los Angles Lakers. He loved it. When asked what his thoughts are about the four-time MVP’s move to Hollywood and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors forward and two-time NBA champion waxed poetic in giving James’ partnership with the Lakers a […]

Kevin Durant took part on C.J. McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, discussing many subjects from vacation spots to politics — though it wouldn’t take long before McCollum expressed his frustration with Durant joining the Golden State Warriors in 2016. The Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard went on about how the Warriors have been able to stonewall the […]

Kevin Durant appeared in C.J. McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, talking about basketball, summer vacations, lifestyle, and well… politics. Among them Durant’s feelings toward the current administration, taking his best shot yet at President Donald Trump. “He doesn’t have a soul bro,” Durant said of Trump, according to Josh Eberley of HOOP Magazine. “I don’t even […]

The NBA and rap are both pieces of hip hop culture. You can’t watch a basketball game or commercial without some sort of rap song in the background. Basketball metaphors have always been a part of rap and hip hop too. Recently, Lil’ Pump broke onto the scene with a song titled D-Rose. Remember, when […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant indulged on some offseason talk with fellow Western Conference star C.J. McCollum during his Pull Up podcast. The two players talked about potential vacation spots, a topic the two-time Finals MVP didn’t mind mingling in. His response left plenty of surprises. via Harrison Wind of BSN Denver: McCollum: “Favorite […]