Kevin Durant couldn't resist the urge to bite back at opinions on social media, hitting out at Brooklyn Nets fans for being "obsessed" with him after he left for the Phoenix Suns.
The two-time NBA champion and 13-time NBA All-Star, 34, woke up on the 4th of July and decided to wage war with the fans of the Nets, a team he was the face of for four years up until his 2023 departure.
After accusing the Nets fans of obsession, Durant then sparred with an account, telling the user to “Shut ya friendly a** up” in a sensational Twitter frenzy.
Durant biting on social media to comments isn't out of the ordinary, famously using burner accounts to respond to criticism and be his own personal fact-checker. The only difference this time is that he used his official Twitter profile instead of attempting to stay anonymous.
The small forward has previously been told to "let things slide" by NFL legend Shannon Sharpe, who responded to Durant's complaints that other sports stars that do the same don't get the same level of criticism.
“Well, I think the thing is that KD responds a little bit more than they do,” Sharpe said on Undisputed. “KD is fact-checking everything, KD is his own official fact-check. And plus the fact that KD said he has burner phones so that he can respond anonymously.”
Durant was part of a Suns team that reached the Western Conference semi-finals. However, they were beaten 4-2 in the series by eventual NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets, and Durant was far from impressed with the Suns' postseason.
"It sucked. It was a bad feeling. It was embarrassing," Durant said post-game. "They came out and hit us in the mouth. We couldn't recover. You got to give them credit for being a disciplined team."
Durant is still hungry for more NBA Championships, though. His only two NBA rings came from his time with the Golden State Warriors. Durant added: "I just try to control what I can, which is, you know, working extremely hard and putting a lot of preparation into the game and my skill and then just being present for the organisation wherever they need me at any point.
"Just making sure my phone is open and, you know, the dialog is there. So I'm sure we'll check in with each other throughout the whole summer. But I just think my job is to continue to keep getting better and keep finding ways to get better as a player."
