Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant transformed what might have been a celebratory night for a turning of the page, bouncing back from a loss against the Houston Rockets with a win at home over the New York Knicks.

Yet the headlines weren't dominated by him only taking 10 shots or dishing out a career-high 14 assists, but rather the ugly fourth-quarter ejection — good to lead the league with four already in this season.

Durant said that he felt he was being targeted by referee James Williams, as tension escalated from the early get-go.

“Well, the first half, I was dribbling up the right side and I made a left-to-right cross, and he said I carried,” Durant told ESPN's Chris Haynes. “I kind of let that go. I asked him where he got the carry from. He said I froze the defender, and I said that's what the crossover is for and that's why I do it, to freeze my defender.”

“And he tried to make a bunch of excuses, and I told him he was wrong, and he went into halftime probably with an attitude. So the second half, his whole thing is like he's trying to get me.”

Durant was hit with his first technical in the third quarter after he slammed the ball in frustration, thinking he had a clean block from behind on a Willy Hernangomez layup attempt.

The Warriors forward would receive his second and consequent ejection after he drove to the basket, drawing contact, but no call was made. Durant looked almost disinterested in finding his position on defense, or even guarding the inbound play — rather zoning in on Brett Nansel, who was the nearest to the play.

“Why the f— that's not a foul?” Durant said audibly to Nansel and began to stare him down while on defense.

Williams, not Nansel, issued the second technical that sent Durant back to the tunnel, missing the last 2:50 of regulation.

“Look at my first tech,” Durant said. “I got the rebound and I dribbled the ball hard, and he teched me up. He was searching for me. He was looking to try to tech me up to get me back because he's still in his feelings from the first half. That's what's been going on around the league the whole year. A bunch of that. I got to keep my head a little bit, but I was upset. I'm a human being too. I get upset.”

Ironically, Draymond Green played peacekeeper, suggesting his Warriors teammate to walk away from the turmoil and back into his defensive spot before he warranted another technical, though it was all for naught.