Durant admits ‘going too far’ in recent social media blunder
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant | AP Photo
MANILA, Philippines – Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has admitted to a social media misstep that saw him criticize his former team and coach.
In an interview at a tech convention Tuesday in San Francisco, California, (Wednesday in Manila), the NBA champion explained that he was simply keeping rapport with his fans.
“I think it’s a great way to engage with basketball fans. I happened to take it a little too far,” he said.
The post, which was made on micro-blogging site Twitter, was a response to a user’s query for a "one legitimate reason” in leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kevin Durant responds to fan in third person, trash talks Thunder. Believable theory is he thought he was signed in to alternate account. pic.twitter.com/s1qIS8Hndm
— Sak Sports Blog (@SakSports) September 18, 2017
The episode took another turn as internet detectives were quick to deduce that the manner of the reply — which was written in third person — supports the claims that Durant is maintaining a dummy account — which he forgot to switch on — to respond to both fans and critics.
In this case, it was to defend himself.
KD has secret accounts that he uses to defend himself and forgot to switch to them when he was replying to this guy I'm actually speechless pic.twitter.com/9245gnpa3c
— 1-1 / ? 1-1 (@harrisonmc15) September 18, 2017
But while he regrets ripping his former organization in public, Durant maintained that he does not feel repentant over clapping back at his “haters” or casually responding to his fans.
"I don't regret clapping back at anybody or talking to my fans on Twitter, I do regret using my former coach's name, and the former organization that I played for,” the 2017 Finals MVP said.
Kevin Durant calls his criticisms of Thunder, Billy Donovan "childish" and "idiotic" at Tech Crunch in SF pic.twitter.com/2Y0zwWyDKi
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) September 19, 2017
What do you think of the Warriors star’s mishap? Was it, as he had said, going too far? Sound off in the comments sections below.
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