{"id":2322033,"date":"2024-08-09T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/basketball-star-kevin-durant-turns-against-fans-after-usa-barely-beats-serbia\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:33:12","slug":"basketball-star-kevin-durant-turns-against-fans-after-usa-barely-beats-serbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/basketball-star-kevin-durant-turns-against-fans-after-usa-barely-beats-serbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Star Kevin Durant Turns Against Fans After USA Barely Beats Serbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbasketball-star-kevin-durant-turns-against-fans-after-usa-barely-beats-serbia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article centers on Kevin Durant, star player for the Phoenix Suns, \u2064highlighting his prominence in the basketball \u2063world, controversies surrounding\u200b his career, \u200dand a recent incident involving online interactions. \u200cKey points include Durant&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diana-taurasi-makes-wnba-history-as-first-player-to-reach-10000-points\/\" title=\"Diana Taurasi achieves WNBA milestone with 10,000 points.\">exceptional scoring ability<\/a>, his controversial\u2064 departure from\u200d the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Golden State Warriors, and his use \u2063of a burner Twitter account that drew public attention. Following a \u2062close Team USA victory over Serbia, Durant stirred up discussions \u200bon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> by engaging with fans and defending his team after a \u2062Nuggets fan praised\u2062 Serbia&#8217;s\u200c performance, \u200dultimately leading to\u2062 a barrage of aggressive tweets from Durant criticizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-legally-bans-disgraced-celebrities-from-comebacks\/\" title=\"China Legally Bans Disgraced Celebrities from \u2018Comebacks\u2019\">fan culture<\/a>\u200d and the way fans\u200b interact with players. As Team USA prepares\u2064 for a gold medal\u2063 game against France,\u2064 the focus remains on how these dynamics influence \u200dthe sport and its players.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant is largely known for three things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&ldquo;The Slim Reaper&rdquo; is a genuine, bona fide scoring force of nature on the basketball court.<\/li>\n<li>Durant infamously ditched the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in 2016 &mdash; the very same team that eliminated his Thunder from the playoffs the year prior.<\/li>\n<li>Durant hilariously was caught red-handed, as chronicled by <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2733874-everything-you-need-to-know-about-kevin-durants-twitter-fail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bleacher Report<\/a>, with a burner account on then-Twitter (now X), that often defended Durant. Many blasted Durant for having thin skin after that incident.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>While bullet point No. 2 is old news, points No. 1 and No. 3 were actually dredged up anew after Team USA eked out a four-point win over Serbia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-dead-than-red-ufc-fighter-doubles-down-on-anti-communism-remarks\/\" title=\"\u2018Better Dead Than Red\u2019: UFC Fighter Doubles Down On Anti-Communism Remarks\">national basketball team<\/a> on Thursday. Team USA was down by as many as 17 in the game.<\/p>\n<p>While Serbia does feature Denver Nuggets do-it-all big man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-finals-mvp-displays-sportsmanship-finest-seconds-team-wins-1st-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> &mdash; arguably the best player in the world right now &mdash; USA was still a prohibitive betting favorite.<\/p>\n<p>That didn&rsquo;t matter to the Serbs, who fought Team USA tooth and nail in a close game.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>USA ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-olympics-basketball\/playbyplay\/_\/gameId\/401694864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevailed<\/a> 95-91, largely thanks to the heroics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-steph-curry-nails-longest-shot-entire-nba-season-buzzer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Curry<\/a> (36 points, nine made three&rsquo;s), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-superstar-joel-embiid-under-fire-for-pulling-a-tom-brady-after-playoff-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Embiid<\/a> (19 points) &hellip; and yes, Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n<p>The Suns scorer only notched nine points, but hit a huge jumper to push the lead to four (two possessions) with less than a minute left in the game.<\/p>\n<p>One would think that Durant would be living off the high of that amazing comeback win on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>One would think wrong, because the high-powered Suns scorer decided to choose violence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/raptors-fans-skewered-players-announcers-reaction-kevin-durant-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Durant<\/a> started this X tantrum on Thursday night (Friday morning in Paris), by calling out a prominent Nuggets fan who noted that Jokic took a loaded Team USA to the brink.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Where u from??<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDTrey5\/status\/1821745578314768844?\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Serbia just took the most talented team in the history of the planet to the wire with a medal on the line,&rdquo; the Nuggets fan posted. &ldquo;Team USA was a 16 point favorite.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The whole country should be proud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Durant responded to that rather innocuous comment by asking him, &ldquo;Where u from??&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That response led to a deluge of X posts from Durant, all of which got more and more aggressive with fans.<\/p>\n<p>Durant&rsquo;s next <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KDTrey5\/status\/1821844078293553470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> was in response to a fan who was critical of Durant&rsquo;s original comment: &ldquo;To all you nuggets fans, nobody gives a f*** who yall lames believe is the best player in the league, players got major respect for Jok, we don&rsquo;t worship him like yall do but most are in awe of his brilliance.&rdquo; (<em>WARNING: Following the link will lead to a post that contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trolling you cornballs for rooting against us is apart of the game. Deal wit it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Next, Durant ripped into &ldquo;fan culture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lets talk about the fan culture that&rsquo;s been created recently. A lot of huge egos who believe they are the reason for the advancement of a sport. ALOT of idol worship, a lot of hate and division based off wins and losses, a lot of disrespect of the work being put in by these&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UFRak9kSEG\">https:\/\/t.co\/UFRak9kSEG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDTrey5\/status\/1821876984307237362?\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lets talk about the fan culture that&rsquo;s been created recently,&rdquo; Durant posted. &ldquo;A lot of huge egos who believe they are the reason for the advancement of a sport. ALOT of idol worship, a lot of hate and division based off wins and losses, a lot of disrespect of the work being put in by these incredible athletes, mostly by people who don&rsquo;t know what it takes to be good at anything besides talking&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[G]o do something and get out the way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Durant was not done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That&rsquo;s what yall do, yall clowns. Use players to push these corny agendas yall got. This a brotherhood fam, u not apart of. It&rsquo;s a problem now cuz social media got u clowns walkin around wit your chest out like u mean something. YOU DONT!!! YOUR TAKES DONT MATTER <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DVWyR9ZDMD\">https:\/\/t.co\/DVWyR9ZDMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDTrey5\/status\/1821880234238488646?\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what yall do, yall clowns,&rdquo; Durant said, seemingly talking about NBA fans. &ldquo;Use players to push these corny agendas yall got. This a brotherhood fam, u not apart of. It&rsquo;s a problem now cuz social media got u clowns walkin around wit your chest out like u mean something.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;YOU DONT!!! 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While the second point is well-known, recent events have brought attention back to his scoring prowess and social media antics after Team USA narrowly defeated Serbia 95-91 in a game where they trailed by as much as 17 points. Despite Serbia featuring top player Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets, Team USA was heavily favored but faced stiff competition. <\/p>\n<p>In that match, Stephen Curry shone with 36 points and nine three-pointers while Joel Embiid contributed 19 points; Durant added nine crucial points, including a pivotal jumper that extended their lead late in the game. One might expect Durant to be celebrating this comeback victory; however, instead of basking in success, he took to social media with some heated responses.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night (Friday morning in Paris), Durant reacted sharply to a Nuggets fan who remarked about Serbia&#8217;s impressive performance against what was considered an exceptionally talented Team USA squad. The fan expressed pride in Serbia&#8217;s effort despite being significant underdogs. In response to this seemingly harmless comment asking &#8220;Where u from??&#8221;, Durant launched into a series of increasingly aggressive posts directed at fans.<\/p>\n<p>He later addressed criticism from another user by stating that no one cares about their opinions on who is deemed the best player and emphasized respect for Jokic without idolizing him like some fans do. He criticized what he perceives as toxic fan culture filled with egos and disrespect towards athletes&#8217; hard work: \u201cA lot of huge egos who believe they are responsible for advancing sports&#8230; go do something and get out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durant continued his tirade against fans using players for personal agendas while asserting that they are not part of an athlete&#8217;s brotherhood: \u201cYOU DONT!!! YOUR TAKES DONT MATTER.\u201d As Team USA prepares for another gold medal match against France on Saturday, it seems Durant remains unfiltered and ready to confront any negativity directed at him or his teammates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2322034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KD.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7142,36869,37703,37705,37704],"class_list":["post-2322033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-basketball","tag-fans-reaction","tag-kevin-durant","tag-serbia-basketball","tag-usa-basketball"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KD.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}