Kevin Durant Responds To Thunder Fan, Firing Back On Twitter Again

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant hit back at social media criticism once again on Wednesday as he replied to an Oklahoma City Thunder fan.

Durant of course, left the Thunder for the Warriors in 2016, as he joined a team he could not only beat during the Western Conference Finals, but one that had just finished the previous regular season with an impressive 73 wins.

The 29-year-old unsurprisingly received plenty of flak and scrutiny over the move, but feels he was vindicated after winning a first-ever championship in 2017, receiving the NBA Finals MVP award in the process.

However, despite winning a second consecutive championship and Finals MVP award in June, Durant continued to get criticism which he feels is not warranted as Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard discussed how it is affecting the former OKC star.

"He’s a conflicted guy," Broussard said on "First Things First," as quoted on Mercury News. "There’s a part of him that’s religious. He has ministers come visit him and hang out with him during the season. Then there’s a big part of him that’s doing things that don’t match up with his faith."

"And then on the court … the guy we saw in Oklahoma City was not cursing all the time, was not being as aggressive in terms of arguing and maybe fighting with guys or getting technicals."

Broussard continued, "Durant texted me and said: 'The guy you see now is the real me. The guy in Oklahoma City was the phony, I was just trying to please everybody and do what I thought everyone wanted me to do.' I'm going to take him at his word but there's a part of Durant, when he went to Golden State, that was the first decision he made strictly for himself."

"I'm not saying he had therapy but in talking with people, this is speculation, just don't worry about what people say about you, do what you want to do. And some of that, I think is calling people out."

As fate would have it, a Thunder fan would quote the tweet with Broussard's words and go on to call Durant a clown, with him promptly replying.

Durant defending himself on social media is not new. There was the infamous incident of his burner accounts last year, where he defended his move from OKC, seemingly thinking he was using another account, only to tweet from his own official account.

Recently, he had an argument with a high schooler on Instagram while last week, Durant exchanged heated words with Portland's C.J. McCollum on Twitter over his "soft move" to the Bay Area.

Durant though, does not see what the problem is if he defends himself from criticism as he hit back at the media for making him seem sensitive.

"Oh yeah," Durant responded last week when asked if he was tired of people telling him to be quiet. "I mean, it is just to the point that I know what you're upset at. Just say it instead of make excuses. Know what I'm saying? I got too many texts or I talk too much on Instagram or I talk too much on Twitter or I don't know how to talk to my teammates, or I am angry or insecure or sensitive. Tell me what the real problem is."

"Because every time I say something, I go about my business, and when I say something, House of Highlights and Bleacher Report [mash] it all up and y'all run with it, and as soon as I say something back, I'm the sensitive one. I mean, I know y'all trying to make me look crazy and discredit me and strip me of my credibility. But I see what you doing. But I'm going to still keep standing."