Kevin Durant is facing allegations that he’s been operating a burner account on X( formerly Twitter.” The tweets from the alleged account were critical of Durant’s current and former teammates as well as his past coaches.
On Sunday, as Durant was playing in the NBA All-Star Game, multiple screenshots of tweets went viral. In the tweets, the Houston Rockets star was alleged to be behind was sent from accounts under several aliases.
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker and former Suns coach Frank Vogel, Golden State’s Steph Curry, and coach Steve Kerr were targeted in the tweets. The messages also included complaints about the Rockets’ Alperen Şengün and Jabari Smith Jr.
Durant addressed the controversy for the first time on Wednesday, February 18, three days after the tweets surfaced during the All-Star Game.
“I know you gotta ask these questions, but I’m not here to get into Twitter nonsense,” Durant told reporters after the Rockets’ practice. I’m just here to focus on the season and keep but pushing.
“But I get you all have to (ask). My teammates know what it is; we’ve been locked in the whole season. We had a great practice today, looking forward to the road trip,” Durant continued.
GILBERT ARENAS CLAIMS THE RELEASE OF THE TWEETS WAS AN INSIDE JOB
Gilbert Arenas, former NBA guard and podcaster, chimed in, saying that the leak had to come from someone from the Rockets organization. Arenas gave his take on Gil’s Arena.
“Now I’m on a burner account talking in 1st person? So why the f*ck am I in a private group chat on a burner?… The n**** who leaked it is the person behind it,” Arenas said. “If you look at these tweets and you look at how Kevin Durant texts, it’s not the same person. No burner account talks in the first person.”
During All-Star weekend media availability, Durant was asked about his frequent use of the app by DeMarcus Cousins.
“They don’t deserve to hear this God-level talk I’m giving to them,” Durant joked about social media users. “They take it for granted.”
DURANT ADMITTED TO USING BURNING ACCOUNTS IN 2017
Using burning accounts is nothing new for Durant. In 2017, Durant confirmed that he used burner accounts to converse on social media.
This season, Durant is averaging 25.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.4 assists. The Rockets are in fourth place in the Western Conference with a record of (33-20).
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