Brooklyn Nets and Germany guard Dennis Schröder was not a fan of Kevin Durant using his words against him to celebrate the USA men’s basketball team winning its fifth-straight Olympic gold medal.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!“They won, and Kevin Durant tweets, ‘High IQ and entertainment.’ For me, that’s just being weak,” Schröder said on Twitch stream Sunday. “You’re that type of a star, and you have to say something to a person like me who not even meant it to be negative. It was just what I see from both sides, you know what I’m saying? I didn’t appreciate it.
“I don’t care, but at the end of the day, that tweet, or whatever he posted, was because of me. For me, it was never no negative stuff. I respect all of those guys, all GOATs, but to say that tells me how weak he is as a person.” (via BasketNews)
“that is just being weak, you are that type of star and have to say something to a person like me”
Dennis Schroder calling KD weak for trolling him but inadvertently dissing himself at the same time lmao pic.twitter.com/Dx7El5Vmux
— A ✩ (@adryanashton) August 19, 2024
Durant had originally posted this caption on X after winning the gold medal:
ENTERTAINMENT & IQ pic.twitter.com/2e9dopdrJi
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 11, 2024
This was in reference to Schröder’s answer to a question about the difference between European basketball and the NBA.
“European basketball is no entertainment. It’s straight IQ basketball, straight coaching, and really, really high-IQ guys who know how to play the game,” Schröder said in the bronze-medal game’s press conference after Germany fell to Serbia. (via BasketNews)
Dennis Schroder on why European basketball style provides a significant advantage to challenge Team USA:
'European basketball is no entertainment, it's straight IQ basketball. Straight coaching.' ????️ #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/9qTO58DFSx
— BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) August 10, 2024
Schröder has played in the NBA for 11 years now and always excels for the German basketball team during international tournaments.
In the Paris Olympics, Schröder averaged 17.2 points and 7.5 assists across Germany’s six games.
Durant also has his fair share of international experience, as he is the only player in men’s basketball history to win four Olympic gold medals and has also played in 16 NBA seasons.
We will see if Durant responds to Schröder’s comment.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
