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Kevin Durant is one of the most talented players to ever grace an NBA court. In fact, depending on who you ask, Durant may be the most talented player to ever step foot on an NBA court.
He a two-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, a league MVP, 15-time All-Star and a shoe-in to walk into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame the second he’s eligible.
And yet, at the same time, Kevin Durant is just like you and me. Perhaps the greatest pure scorer in the history of the NBA (not you, Paul Pierce) spends his free time scrolling Twitter and arguing with trolls who just hope to get a rise out of him.
But why would someone who has so much going on in their life waste so much time and energy on people who are irrelevant to his life and lifestyle?
Well, the answer is actually pretty funny, and extremely relatable.
Kevin Durant Dunks On Twitter Trolls Because He Enjoys Making Them Look Dumb
According to Durant, the answer is simple. He likes getting in arguments on Twitter because he enjoys making the people who call him out look dumb.
Durant referred to the practice as a “dopamine hit.”
“When I can’t get that little dopamine hit from playing, I’m definitely getting it from that Twitter,” Durant said on a recent episode of the Netflix docuseries, “Starting 5.”
“A lot of people want my attention. I don’t think they truly want my attention,’ Durant explained. “And so, I put ’em on the big screen so they can realize, they can get a little bit of a fame so they can understand it’s not always what it’s cracked up to be.
“Especially when I’m rehabbing, I’m on edge. If I wake up at 8 o’clock and I go on Twitter and I see something that’s too edgy, I’m going right back at you. That’s like my coffee in the morning.
“People come in here (who) have never picked up a basketball, never ran full speed in their life, never got their heart rate up before, and they tell you how to approach the game … that’s when I’m starting to violate you. Shut your a** up.”
On one hand, people may say this makes Durant look petty and childish.
HOWEVER, I’d argue it makes it more human, and thus more endearing. Perhaps one of the top 10 players to have ever played in the NBA likes making people look stupid on social media. Truly, he is just one of us.