Kevin Durant played his old team the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night and naturally emotions were a bit high.
Many of the Thunder players were reportedly not thrilled with Durant’s departure, notably center Enes Kanter, who made subtle digs at Durant on Twitter throughout the summer.
My next chapter https://t.co/DG2TJ5cnev pic.twitter.com/zi94ss9NWI
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 4, 2016
Noooooo 💔
Don't betray me like someone just did that to us 😉😂https://t.co/bm1XNJpnaw— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) July 10, 2016
I ain't gonna join the enemy
I'm here to compete pic.twitter.com/2Elu93b4P5— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 4, 2016
Fast forward to the second quarter of last night’s game, with the Thunder down by 23 points, and Kanter decided, for some reason, THAT would be the perfect time to talk shit to Durant.
Reportedly, one of the things Kanter said that got under Durant’s skin was, “Why he didn’t you do this in the playoffs?”
So what did Durant have to about Kanter running his mouth following the Warriors’ 122-96 drubbing of the Thunder (of which 39 of those points were his)?
"(Enes Kanter) was talking to me. How many minutes did he play? Three," Kevin Durant said.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) November 4, 2016
Kevin Durant on Enes Kanter trash-talking him: "I'm sure he'll put something on Twitter tonight" pic.twitter.com/OPot2gymVS
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 4, 2016
Durant was correct on the minutes, by the way.
And, oh yeah, Kanter was very quiet on Twitter last night.