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Kevin Durant was a major part of Team USA’s big win over Serbia in the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
He spent plenty of time celebrating with his teammates, but he also spent time defending the victory online.
Durant responded to a fan on Twitter who expressed anger at the “US sports culture” that was on display after the win over Serbia.
In a lengthy response, Durant wrote:
“Lets talk about the fan culture that’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 incredible athletes, mostly by people who don’t know what it takes to be good at anything besides talking…go do something and get out the way..”
Lets talk about the fan culture that’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… https://t.co/UFRak9kSEG
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 9, 2024
The fan said that there was “a lot of flexing for only just beating a nation of 6.6m in a sport they invented.”
Durant wasn’t happy with that claim and clapped back with his own response.
Instead of the “flexing,” he wanted to talk about the fan culture that has surrounded basketball recently.
There were definitely a lot of fired-up fans during the US-Serbia game on Thursday.
Some people were elated to see the Americans struggling while others were happy to see Nikola Jokic and his Serbian team ultimately punished in the end.
Things got heated, which is understandable considering just how big the stakes of the Olympics are.
Durant has never been afraid of interacting with fans and pushing back against things he doesn’t agree with.
If the Americans win the gold medal this weekend, he will hear a lot of criticism from all over the world.
How will Durant respond to that?
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