Warriors forward Kevin Durant is having a stellar season in his second campaign with Golden State. After winning the first ring of his career and the 2017 NBA Finals MVP, the Durantula is a top-four MVP candidate. Perhaps more impressively: two Warriors are in the top four. Stephen Curry is currently No. 3, and he’s quietly having arguably the best season of his professional career.
While the Warriors’ two biggest stars have played exceptional basketball, their squad hasn’t achieved its full potential. The Warriors have appeared to keep a little bit in the tank and have cruised to the No. 2 seed in the West, as the Houston Rockets have emerged as the conference’s top contender. Houston is currently two games up on Golden State for the No. 1 seed.
The Warriors’ strategy is understandable — they’ve learned from previous overzealous regular-season efforts — but that hasn’t kept the naysayers from speaking up. Apparently, they’ve even been hitting Durant up on Instagram. Monday night, Durant called out these know-it-all fans on his Instagram story.
“Stop sliding in my (Direct Messages) telling me how to hoop,” Durant posted. “You’re trash, have a nice day.”
🚷🚷🚷 pic.twitter.com/V1ztcndlfa
— Alysha Tsuji (@AlyshaTsuji) March 12, 2018
On Twitter, Durant took exception to several fans calling him out for liking a tweet from Richard Sherman. The tweet pertained to Seattle moving on from Sherman and him signing with a rival; the parallels between the All-Pro corner’s situation and Durant’s 2016 free-agency decision were clear.
u mad I liked a post on Twitter? Really bruh?
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 12, 2018
didn’t mean to hurt u this morning, I’ll unlike immediately. 🐍💪🏿🙏🏾🐍🐍
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 12, 2018
Durant is playing 37.2 minutes per night for Steve Kerr’s squad and has posted averages of 26.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.9 blocks per game. He’s shooting 43.6 percent from three-point range.
If the NBA season were to end today, the Warriors would take on the L.A. Clippers in the first round. A bunch of teams, however, are still jockeying for the West’s lower seeds, and 15 games remain on the calendar.
