Kevin Durant’s reward of the Philadelphia 76ers has unexpectedly reignited tensions with two of his former Golden State Warriors teammates.
Whereas evaluating Philadelphia’s new star-studded lineup to the Warriors dynasty he joined in 2016, Durant argued that the Sixers’ assortment of expertise stacks up nicely in opposition to that championship crew. In doing so, nonetheless, he referenced Klay Thompson’s résumé.
“Klay Thompson, by no means a MVP candidate in nothing, 22ppg,” Durant wrote whereas highlighting the accomplishments of Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown and Tyrese Maxey.
Thompson responded on Instagram after seeing the comment.
“Aye man u good?” Thompson wrote. “What u utilizing my full authorities for??”
Draymond Inexperienced additionally joined the alternate, joking about Durant’s well-known historical past of utilizing nameless social media accounts.
“Slim thought he was on his burner?” Inexperienced wrote on Threads.
The alternate revived recollections of Durant’s notorious 2017 burner-account incident, in addition to the friction that developed between him and Inexperienced throughout their closing years collectively in Golden State.
Though Durant believes the new-look 76ers have sufficient star energy to be talked about alongside the Warriors dynasty, Philadelphia has but to show itself on the court docket.
Warriors legends get into vicious social media beef over Kevin Durant feedback https://t.co/4YjJJsFnsp pic.twitter.com/271jN5lg7x
— New York Submit (@nypost) August 4, 2026
