[Kevin Durant] responds to Bruce Brown saying he crossed the line: “I definitely wanted to cross the line. That’s basketball, ain’t no respect, ain’t no love… That’s part of the game. Some people can talk and play, some people can’t”
do you reckon KD still browse reddit on a shadow account just to comment to posts like these?
100%
KD, that you?
Hahah, NO! Thats what the real KD would say now though, wouldn’t he!?! Maybe that’s what I wanted you to think!
What’s good bros, just wanna say KD gets mad bitches and has a 2 foot hog that he lotions regularly and is not dry at all.
Maybe we’re all KDs burners. Maybe the real KD is the friends we made along the way.
Dead Internet Theory confirmed. It’s just KD and KD owned bots.
Insert “always has been” meme
Everyone on Reddit is KD except you
“ I might go two days without hoping on that water”
He probably one of the top posters on r/nbacirclejerk
mrsunsfan was definitely one of his burners
Shut up cracka, Kevin here!
That bum
Definitely a mod
Hell no KD actually like to talk about basketball over there is just goon posting 0 basketball talk over there
Pretty close to zero here too. Probably rounds to zero depending on the decimal place chosen.
He’s a mod for sure
I don’t think players care much about reddit but he definitely is very aware of NBA twitter conversations
lol bullshit , Gerald green is on here I went to high school with him… been on here for years… it’s nba players on here !
If the NBA has weebs and Lego nerds then surely it has redditors
When I was a TA (at a notoriously mediocre D1 school that against all odds has somehow produced a decent number of NBA players), one of the courses I taught was routinely 40%+ student athletes (as it was by far the easiest option to fulfill gen ed science reqs and was designed to be extremely difficult to fail if you just showed up, so the school would more or less push them to take it).
You would be surprised how many spent a good chunk of time on Reddit on their phones.
I honestly doubt this just magically changes the moment they enter the NBA.
I remember when he signed with GSW, he posted on the Warriors subreddit and maybe Oakland, too, asking where he should hit up for food, fun, etc.
KD is definitely on reddit.
Oh KD, you ain’t tricking me.
some would say KD is the last real person on the internet
He’s probably posted a ton of insider stuff so outlandish he’s probably downvoted cause people think it’s not true or something lol. Sounds like something he’d do
“Imma post the truth and nobody is gonna believe me!”
KD is MrBuckBuck
Hi KD put me in the screenshot
No
Reddit is a site full of mayonnaise couch potatoes and engineers.
KD spends his free time shit posting and rage baiting on twitter. He is definitely thrilled to do it in person lol.
It’s so refreshing hearing shit posters in a sport.
You do the same in F1 and the entire sport demands you to pull out a white text on black background apology 😭
I love F1, but those drivers need to grow some thicker skin. They have an existential crisis when someone boos them once.
They’re all trust fund babies they can’t. It’s just part of it
Hadjar crying in Aussie and the whole paddock infantalising him (and all young drivers in general) was hilarious.
Imaging if Flagg cried after one bad game and Kyrie’s dad gives him a hug 😭
Def not even a close comparison.
I think a better comparison would be if there was only one NBA draft pick every 20 years, and that pick was Flagg. And the in warmups, while in the layup line, he hit his head on the back board and had to sit out the first game because of concussion protocol.
And then he cried and Lebron’s dad hugged him.
It’s kinda insane because F1 is super cutthroat and management doesn’t mince words when someone is perceived to be underperforming. F1 media is also super hysterical and manages to make news from a quote when the full quotes are much more tame.
Lando was a shitposter until McLaren built him a good car.
I blame Monaco 2022. His PR pulled him back because people got mad he wasnt dickriding Riccardo. Turned into a PR robot since.
Idk maybe now but if that were true in 2017 he wouldn’t have hid behind burners
yeah he was still insecure and unsure of himself. now he’s been through decades of criticism, he doesn’t give a fuck.
…he was absolutely talking shit in person in 2017?
He just was salty the world hated him but for him it’s always just been ball. Why not join the best team and win some championships as the best player. Hell I did the same thing in jr hockey, hella fun lmao
Guy just living his best life and yeah he was insecure about people judging him but at the end of the day he’s been balling forever and loves it. I try not to judge him too much these days
Walk it like I talk it
Good on KD to double down lol
I thought it was a great answer
He’s always been like this tbh, people just forgot because of the Nets drama. KD will get in your face and back it up on the court.
What’d he do?
danced down the court after hitting a 3 lol
That’s not what he’s responding to. He’s responding to Bruce Brown saying he “crossed a line” during trash talk. Which I agree with KD here. That’s the point of trash talk.
No, even in trash talk there’s things you don’t do. Personal stuff about mothers, sisters etc
I doubt KD said anything like that. My best guess would be him referring to some of the drama surrounding Browns time in Brooklyn. Possibly the fact that Lana Rhodes may have said his cock was small. Or that he may have fathered a kid with her he never sees.
That’s not the “line” I think KD was talking about. The line is where you have to go to get in someone’s head. If you’re behind it trash talk doesn’t really work.
Yeah, without knowing what KD said, it is not useful to argue
But saying there is no line , period is just morally wrong..
You can say stuff within certain areas to provoke. Basketball skills , yes
Did KD not call him a bum bc Brown got in his face about the dancing? I could be wrong
the dancing came after the face to face.
Woah, a dance off? Clearly this is getting out of control
I agree, that’s the point of trash talk, but also I still understand where Zinedine Zidane was coming from in the 06 World Cup Final. I’m sure much worse was said about his sister all over France after the loss.
I’m not disparaging Bruce Brown for being offended. Only saying the point of it is to offend him, hah.
He’s a habitual line stepper
Charlie Murphy!!!
Yeah I remember grindin’ my feet on his couch
Cocaine’s a helluva drug
Darknesses!
Fuck yo couch
Twin Brother Darkness!!
Darkness
I’m sure nets fans know all about Durant stepping over the line.
Nearly as much as bucks fans
Or Rockets fans
They should’ve never gave KD Money!!!!
I don’t remember calling Bruce Brown a bum.
Yeah I remember calling Bruce Brown a bum.
KD is one of the few superstars who are actually genuine to the public. He doesn’t have a carefully curated public personality like so many of these other guys. It’s so refreshing.
And honestly that response was like perfection. Did not evade the question, doubled down on the trashtalk and kept what needed to be kept beetween the players so that the media doesnt blow it out of proportion
Doubled down on the trash talk without making it personal too. He “crossed the line” but he didn’t actually cross any real lines.
It’s why I’ve always liked him. Don’t love everything he says or does but I dig his authenticity.
Same with harden, still doesn’t have an agent or publicist
Harden definitely doesn’t have a curated public personality, but he also doesn’t give the public much. He’s very reserved
Harden’s curated public personality is doing his job, going home, smoking weed, and procuring prostitutes
The only difference between me and Harden is the quality of our respective eurosteps and the quality of prostitutes we get
Harden hasn’t gotten strippers/escorts in a while. Has a whole girlfriend these days.
sorry James I was talking out of turn
In the starting 5 show on Netflix it featured his GF & his kid
That’s wild lol. I had no clue. Wouldn’t expect that either
Hope they all doing well though, I’ve always liked harden
There are many reports about him being a really hard worker. Sure, he got fat on purpose when he wanted out of Houston, but that’s about it. The guy has always been incredibly consistent and durable, only the hamstring injury affected him over a longer period of time. Other than that, Harden has been available and he’s been doing his thing on a really high level. People like to shit on him for the playoff losses, but honestly, it’s out of proportion. During his prime, he had a lot of really good playoff games. He also had a few hilarious chokes, but that’s due to his playstyle. He’s a high volume scorer who mostly relies on threes and drives. On an off night, he just looks… bad.
TLDR: Harden kind of is an enigma. Looks like he doesn’t give a fuck, but he actually does. Plays really well most of the time, but has these lapses which severely affect his legacy.
Growing up means going from 1/day to 1/wk and not expressing your anger about it
Fr dude had a son for 6 years and nobody knew lol
Absolutely wild to use the word “genuine” to describe a guy who used a fake Twitter account to argue on his behalf and defend his own reputation. Like that’s the literal opposite of being genuine lol
a genuine person can do something thats not genuine but still be genuine overall. thats KD
Reddit confines everyone to single moment in their life. You are never allowed to grow from it yet I know for a fact majority of these losers probably said something racist or sexist before irl. Some ppl probably physically assault someone etc. If you are hiding behind a faceless account calling KD soft you are softer than him. FYI most of the ppl here are literally doing the same thing as him they are just losers no one cares about irl.
Everyone who lives in such extremes opinions honestly are soft baby shit. I dont watch the Thunder anymore and I’ll never like how he treated the fans but I always love KD. But OKC KD got me into basketball.
If he can ever at least admit how the treated them was wrong like Bron did a couple of years back a lot of the hate would ease off over time. He needs to just be himself some people be acting like he is Trump. KD just an autistic hopper who smokes and occasionally showers lol
this clip is pretty genuine. people exist in more than one moment
I mean yeah, it’s the same reason he chose to play for the warriors even though it’s a weak move. Dude is genuine, he loves playing basketball, he wanted to play with the best team possible because he knew he would enjoy that immensely. I don’t think for KD it’s the challenge or whatever, it really is about playing basketball.
“everyone enjoyed the game.. bruce & tim hardaway probably didn’t enjoy, you know”
Dude is hilarious
Lol damn here I was thinking it was about the Lana Rhodes stuff
Yaw can’t make me hate KD lol
Hell yea, in a world full of fakes I fuckin love KD
He keeps it real in a social media era where people are soft nowadays
He’s my spirit animal and we’ll appreciate this level of shit talking when he retires
Facts. Wish he never left the Dubs.
yeah no stop right there
He’s much, MUCH less hatable than he was before. Most of his personality was always really likable, and the Hardest Road days are long since passed.
“It’s cool when they do it. It’s a PROBLEM when I do it.
Fuck em!”
Hooper
Brucie Charmin Soft
Cold blooded lol 😂
This is holy shit material lol
“Some people are, some people aren’t, some people never will be.”
I love how much he don’t care lol
The comedic effect of him wearing all black and face half in the fucking shadow while he cheesing so hard about crossing the line. Devilish.
He’s a whole character lol
KD has embraced full heel. He’s fucking GRINNING ear to ear. He loves this shit!
He used to be my fav player until he went to the Warriors.
I was a hater for a while until the 2021 series against the Bucks where he put the team on his back & I was like “okay these are some of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen, lemme stop taking him for granted”
At this point I’m a full on fan again. Rockets KD gives no fucks & I love it lol.
Welcome back brother.
I feel like the Rockets are the perfect team for him at his age. They have a great young core, so he doesn’t have to carry the team all the time. He’s still automatic from his spots, if you need someone to put the ball into the hoop, KD still can be that guy. And his game is just satisfying to watch. Unguardable when he’s having a good night.
His shit talk so elite man lol
Get rid of taunting techs let them have fun
The NBA is still dead scared of another Malice happening and the public reaction to something like that. And it’s kind of reasonable, the national atmosphere is actually worse now in that regard than when it happened.
We’ll have fake right wing activists from Mumbai, Moscow, and Lagos saying that Blacks are incompatible with Western culture and getting boosted by the richest man in the world and the POTUS if some shit like that happens today. The world is fucked up rn, lol.
That’s hard af
KD if ur reading this. Keep going
For the record this is the first time I’ve ever seen KD do a celebratory 3 mocking the other team, no way he does that without them crossing the line first
Fry his ass
Legacy points added
What’s the context?
called brown a bum
“u bum Going to Denver was a great honor until you showed up”
Oh my god, is Brown ok? KD just went too far…
U bum
Aka Bruce brown a fucking B**ch 😂
KD eating some Honey Nut Cheerios tonight
I love KD mayne
fried his bum ass lmfaooo
“Some people talk and play, some people can’t”. That’s a violation 😅
Yeh it’s just a game and talking shit is the funnest part
My 180 on KD is generational
Honestly based asf. Doubled down on the trashtalk and at the same time kept things respectfully
you get to climb GOAT status with responses like these
KD is a pure baller. love it.
BRO! I LOVE THIS NBA SEASON! No friendship bullshit against opponents. No kumbaya! Everybody wants the smoke!
Game’s back
Love KD
Lol. If it wasn’t for the Warriors move, I would love KD. Instead, I can only kinda like him.
I think the nastiest trash talk line I heard was from KG. When he told Duncan, “Happy Mother’s Day”, knowing full well his mom was dead.
That’s not trash talk, that’s just messed up.
Which is why there’s definitely a line when it comes to trash talk, and it shouldn’t be crossed.
Apparently he didn’t say it, but its so on brand that we believe it.
Oh nah that’s just being a terrible person and I love KG
Well that’s just bein an asshole
That’s fucked up. Making light of a dead mother over… basketball? That’s not cold or whatever IMO. That just makes it seem like you got some sort of psychological problem. But I guess that’s the nature of beef/trash talk. Some dudes playfully cross the line and others go beyond the pale.
Shades of this: https://youtu.be/0hwuTokGmhI?si=V7LbkN3QjRLapDqx
Love this.
He’s right though
Damn son
I’ve done a 180 on this dude. Love him.
KD I know you’re in here, GO SHOWER BRUH
They played together on the Nets and both have had interactions with Lana Rhodes. Guessing it has something to do with that.
KD looking like a member of the Akatsuki
Well god damnn
“I am a fucking dick but it’s part of the game”
Wahwah
Oh hai KD!
generational hater
I love this KD.
This is the coolest I’ve ever seen KD ever
Bruce 🤡 thought he really did something making that little shot and talkin shit and woke up a sleeping giant. Then Murray wants to talk shit behind a crowd of people but said nothing with his head down when he was next to KD 3 secs before that lol
I don’t like KD but this response is cool.
I fucking love this man
Crossed the line? Brown is almost as soft as Adelman.
The game the same. Just got more fierce
Ball is life
Sounds like KD wants that Slim Reaper nickname these days
KD is truly at the level now where he knows how it all works, even beyond basketball. He gets it.
Lmao “ we know what that is, we don’t need to tell YOU about it” love it
KD makes it harder for me to hate him every day…
Kd still a dawg
I wish I could have kds game lol. Like ofc goes without saying but like the ability to just hit anything allows for such confidence talking shit 😭
I love it
Realest thing I’ve ever heard KD say.
KD still my favorite player in the league man, I can still see him at Texas when I close my eyes. Damn I’m getting old.
Speaking from just an NBA Fan of the Game. KD’s a Great Player and i Love his Game. I am not interested in his lifestyle or personality, just the Games entertainment is what i tune into the NBA for. Everything else is his His Business 😎😎😎😎😎
Damn!!!
Game is Game
Draymond called him a b once and he left the team he’s not fooling me
KD: We men
i mean it TOTALLY makes sense that a man whose whole life is basketball (has said this for years) would be willing to cross the line to another player. For KD, there is less of his life on the other side of that line. No major relationships that we know of, no confirmed kids, etc.
this guy is just the goat
Hell yeah KD is right. Ppl too fckn soft nowadays
Hi KD
Why he looking cold af tho
I like KD.
Oh nah, the man is a menace. Loving this hahaha, shit is ICY.
He’s not wrong 😂
“You crossed the line.”
“Good. I wanted to.”
I love KD.
brucebrown? who are you
I’m sure KD will he overjoyed to know that this has finally redeemed him for leaving OKC on my eyes. Hell of a response, double down and talk your shit my guy
Nice seeing KD have fun again
Xbox
Bro knew that question was coming with that devious grin lmao
Basketball fans and the culture of it is so strange. KD gets so much hate for joining the Warriors, but in ANY other team sport, it’s completely normal for the best players to want to play on the best team. Why is it so different with basketball? Why would a player want to play on a shittier team if they could play for a better one? Can someone explain this to me? The entire objective is to win. All we hear from competitive athletes is winning is what matters.
KD doesn’t pretend he doesn’t care what people think, good on him
That’s my favorite
That was kinda interesting. He said he had to learn to talk shit and hoop, I think that’s interesting. Almost like he could have said whatever but he didn’t want to until people started coming at him. He really wants that respect from his peers and at 35 he’s had enough haha it’s just wild to me how KD has way more personality than he gets credited for.
God please let these two teams meet in the playoffs.