TV personality Stephen A. Smith recently asserted that Kevin Durant is the source of problems in Phoenix, stating, “But they say, Kevin Durant is never happy. They say that he went more than a month without even talking to the head coach. They say that he doesn’t look happy there. And all he wants to do is play when the game starts and tip off time arrives. But when it comes to ingratiate yourself with your teammates and getting along with everybody and stuff like that, he just lives in his own world.”
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!These remarks followed Smith’s claim a week earlier that Devin Booker desires to join the New York Knicks, a notion swiftly dismissed as baseless.
While Durant has largely remained silent amidst the persistent negative chatter surrounding the Suns’ stars on social media this offseason, as anticipated following their playoff sweep by the Timberwolves, KD finally reacted to the recent assertions by liking some posts on X.
The initial post that caught KD’s attention originated from a Suns’ fan account, urging Durant to address Stephen A. Smith’s claims.
.@KDTrey5 why don't you come out and speak on all this drama swirling around your name right now?
Do you want to be traded?
Did you really not talk to Vogel for a month?
According to @stephenasmith you are "a problem" in Phoenix.
Care to comment on any of this?
— Suns Uniform Tracker (@SunsUniTracker) May 14, 2024
Durant initially liked a tweet that stated, “Consider the damn source, Stephen A and KD have gone back and forth since KD entered the league, also Stephen A is the same guy that said Book wanted to be traded no less than a week ago, stop it! KD doesn’t owe any of us an explanation or need to respond to Stephen As BS.”
He followed this up with several more likes:
When he does yall say he’s soft and emotional for responding???????? https://t.co/OXZl7S9EQC
— Kay???? (@KDaboiku) May 14, 2024
Ah yes he should address anytime someone feels the need to gossip about him and secondly who cares? The Suns season is over let it go already. https://t.co/UIHIXTRqcM
— Gabem602 (@gabem602) May 14, 2024
Believing Stephen A smith as a source pic.twitter.com/P7L7QKvgik https://t.co/3SJOxcuJWL
— ???????? (@OfficialEvanAZ2) May 14, 2024
Coming to Durant’s defense, ESPN insider Brian Windhorst discussed trade rumors on the Pat McAfee Show, noting that he has not “heard anything in a legitimate” regarding rumors suggesting Durant could be heading to Miami this offseason.
Durant averaged over 27 points per game last year with the Suns, leading the team in scoring.
