The NBA offseason is debatably just as entertaining as the regular season, with no shortage of beef through the carnivorous realm that is social media.
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has kept his eyes on the offseason drama, recently noticing the back-and-forth between teammate Kevin Durant and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, after the latter got ruined on his very own podcast.
The two-time MVP went on The Ringer Podcast with Bill Simmons and discussed some of the offseason #pettywarz that have gone on through a busy mid-2018.
Curry: “Portland is a hot topic right now. C.J. and [Kevin Durant] had their thing, whatever. I take that as pure entertainment. NBA Twitter is unreal. Like it’s a thing—it’s a legit thing. And it’s really entertaining.”
Simmons: “It actually is amazing it’s not more frequent where guys just are going at each other. It’s so easy to just type a tweet and send it.”
Curry: “Ehh. I would argue it’s been very, very consistent. Throughout the course of the season, you got [Joel] Embiid’s stuff, you got Enes Kanter, you got all sorts of people just throwing shade back and forth.”
Simmons: “Embiid’s 10/10.”
Curry: “The NBA pettiness is at an all-time high and I am here for it.”
Durant has heard it all when it comes to his move to Golden State and likely has two years' worth of ammunition for those who are still willing to come at him with some more.
Yet it is the willingness to exchange blows through social media which makes the NBA a year-round business for teams and its players, but also for fans who can't get enough of the next war that can erupt at a moment's notice.
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