While the Golden State Warriors were mounting a comeback against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, Marcus Thompson of The Athletic took to Twitter to advertise his new book: KD: Kevin Durant's Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest, which will release on May 14.
Talent. Heart. Passion. A biography of Kevin Durant.
Out May 14. Preorder now https://t.co/krFt0dkjhd pic.twitter.com/5xE7cC8VOd
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 17, 2019
Thompson wrote a previous book, Golden, which detailed Stephen Curry's rise to stardom over the course of the years — something that prompted former Warriors guard C.J. Watson to chime in.
You ready?
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 17, 2019
Been ready gems 💎 to drop
— C.J. Watson (@Quietstorm_32) January 17, 2019
Yet the Twitter hate didn't take long to come, roasting and memeing everything in its path.
The name of that book should be: “Talent. Heart. Passion. Taking the easy way to a championship. A biography of Kevin Durant.”
— Pierce W. Huff (@PierceWHuff) January 17, 2019
If you can't beat them, join them. A biography of Kevin Durant.
— Felipe Amaral (@f_amaral) January 17, 2019
— Uncle Cody (@NotCodyZeller) January 17, 2019
You are very correct but the point is don’t sell me a book on how hard he worked to earn it. Don’t try to talk about his greatness when he took the easy way out. I really don’t care that he went there, just think the narrative behind this book is false.
— Sam (@HtownSamson1) January 17, 2019
And the trolling based on his previous work was there as well.
— FATBOYFROMTHEBAY (@chapel_t) January 17, 2019
Sounds Golden…
— Thomas Clark (@MauiThomas) January 17, 2019
The occasional snake joke didn't go unnoticed either.
Is the cover made out of snake skin?
— moenia22 (@moenia22) January 17, 2019
— Giovanni Misanthrope (@pulpfan02) January 17, 2019
This is sure to be received well, right?