Man. I don’t know if it’s possible to be as online as Kevin Durant is. This man is unreal.
We should expect nothing less from the man who has admitted to using multiple burner accounts in the past to argue with his haters. Durant told us he only interacts with the hate and, clearly, he means that.
This man interrupted his night to go and argue with some Twitter folk about whether he was a top five player in the NBA. Yes, seriously. This is a thing that happened.
Not only did Durant join a Twitter Space literally titled “Kevin Durant is not top 5,” but he also decided to speak in it.
this app is special pic.twitter.com/oaAxHRulBh
— Mark Schindler (@MG_Schindler) June 24, 2023
And, yes, it went exactly how you’d think it would.
WARNING: There is some NSFW language in the following tweets
FIrst, Durant heard the arguments out
First, they asked Durant to explain what makes a player stand out above others as a top five guy. He broke down his perspective and it made sense — you’ve got to be able to score and you’ve got to be able to defend at an elite level.
Then they asked him to evaluate his own game and it turned into a conversation about rim pressure.
Q in Space: "…What do you think makes a player…stand out above others?…"
Kevin Durant: "…1st of all, can you hold your own on both ends? Can you guard up & can you go get a bucket on your own. That's the base. If you can't do that stuff on your own, it's gonna be hard for… pic.twitter.com/M3nydVUiic
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) June 24, 2023
Then, it turned into a conversation about the lack of free throw attempts for the Suns last season, who Durant actually barely played for because of his injuries.
Kevin Durant and Legend of Winning Convo pic.twitter.com/MXmse6ZiqF
— markel😎😈💸 (@markmanmade) June 24, 2023
That’s a pretty strange conversation to have considering that Durant actually got to the free throw line 7.1 times per game last year and shot a whopping 91% from the line. But that’s neither here nor there, I guess?
KD also dunked on the way they view the game
For a guy who apparently doesn’t apply any rim pressure, he dunked on their evaluations pretty hard here.
WARNING: There is some NSFW language in this tweet
KD really hopped into a Twitter Spaces called "Kevin Durant is not top 5" 😅
(via @LegendOfWinning) pic.twitter.com/9aw3mLW94O
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 24, 2023
“I just think how y’all even look at the game is wack as [expletive]. Playoff success. You factor in team success when you talk about players. I just think how y’all consume the game is trash. Are you good or not? Some things can be that simple. Are you good or not? A lot of people have seen it for a long time, brother. And that’s OK. These lists don’t mean nothing anyway. So why are you getting so upset about it?”
Gotta say, man. That’s a fair point.
People really couldn't believe this was happening
They still can’t. Fans are in awe that Durant jumped in here. The dude is criminally Online.
There are trads who want the return of the Hapsburg Empire who are not as online as Kevin Durant https://t.co/9iPjmpvQ60
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) June 24, 2023
I respect Kevin Durant for going into that Space and facing the criticism head on. He wasn’t emotional or biased either. He simply gave his perspective of the game while listening to the other’s and responding accordingly. Real ball talk.
— GOWIE (@DaKidGowie) June 24, 2023
You get Kevin Durant one of the best players ever to talk hoop with you and all you do is bring up “rim pressure” forty times
— LEEZUS (@AndrewLeezus) June 24, 2023
Why is Kevin Durant arguing with LegendOfWinning and SwipaCam right now dawg pic.twitter.com/pKlhCCYHvB
— Masked 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) June 24, 2023
Cannot emphasize enough how here I am for KD doing stuff like this and just calmly dismantling shit lmao. https://t.co/MjslxvmOYI
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) June 24, 2023
"…the way you consume the game is trash…"
"I agree. I agree." https://t.co/cY0ovF79UP
— Pascal Propaganda (@PascalFanClub) June 24, 2023
How can anyone not like KD? LOLOLOL. https://t.co/NpUlgkqbsG
— Jose Armando (@El_Doubarge07) June 24, 2023
KD definitely different 😂😂 https://t.co/YIuAtmlivK
— Obj*Poole&BilalWiz*daDon (@ObjdaOriginal) June 24, 2023
What wild night, man. Shoutout to Kevin Durant.
