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Rather than enjoying his NBA offseason, Kevin Durant is using his time away from the basketball court to get into Twitter arguments with fans of the Philadelphia Union, the MLS team which Durant holds a minority stake in.
Durant acquired a five percent stake in the club in 2020 with an option to purchase another five percent down the line.
The club’s majority owner is Jay Sugarman, who is one of the least wealthy owners in the league today. Philadelphia reached the MLS Cup final in 2022 and was just minutes away from winning before a crushing late goal from Gareth Bale.
Rather than capitalize on that momentum, Sugarman largely stayed the course, adding no significant players. The Union now sit eighth in the Eastern Conference and just lost a game to Inter Miami in which they had a two-man advantage.
Kevin Durant Gets Nasty Clap Back From MLS Fans Who Are Sick Of Losing
Fans are sick and tired of losing and the lack of investment. But Durant isn’t hearing it.
Meantime, we've got part-owner Kevin Durant tweeting and deleting after the Union lost to nine-man Inter Miami (without Lionel Messi) at home on Saturday night: pic.twitter.com/gGP5L52lT6
— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) June 17, 2024
“Real fans support through the tough times,” Durant tweeted in reply to a fan who called out ownership.
Mind you, Durant was nowhere to be seen when Union supporters were showing up to matches left and right for the first decade of the club’s existence despite little in the way of success.
Additionally, the fan made a really good point.
“How many teams have you demanded a trade from when things got tough,” the fan asked Durant.
“Many.” The answer is many. So maybe Kevin Durant isn’t the best person to tell someone else they should stick it out through the rough times.
Durant and the fan went back and forth with a couple more tweets before the Phoenix Suns superstar eventually deleted all of his tweets.
But as we all know, the internet is forever.
Ultimately, Durant has little to no say in the day-to-day processes of the Union. The team’s shortcomings have almost nothing to do with him.
But if you’re gonna call out fans, maybe you should at least have a solid argument?