Although Kevin Durant is easily one of the game\u2019s greatest players to ever lace up his sneakers, he\u2019s faced a myriad of criticism over the years.<\/p>\n
Well, mainly on two fronts. And both are pretty baseless.<\/p>\n
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(And no, I\u2019m not biased.)<\/p>\n
Durant has drawn the \u201cteam-hopper\u201d moniker, which is par for the course in sports leagues these days, especially the NBA. It\u2019s a player-driven league.<\/p>\n
Players owe it to themselves to seek what they deem to be the best situation for their careers. It\u2019s been happening for decades.<\/p>\n
Charles Barkley did it 30 years ago when he joined the Houston Rockets. LeBron James has done it several times.<\/p>\n
The other criticism Durant has faced is regarding his social media presence.<\/p>\n
People feel an NBA superstar and all-time great shouldn\u2019t spend a significant amount of time on Twitter.<\/p>\n
(Or X, but Twitter still sounds better. In fact, does anyone even call it \u201cX\u201d?)<\/p>\n
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The premise is that he should be spending all of his time in the gym, working on his game and building upon his craft.<\/p>\n
Right. Because that\u2019s what we do in our everyday jobs, right?<\/p>\n
(Hopefully you can sense the sarcasm).<\/p>\n
Durant has really embraced the fan interaction aspect of the game that we don\u2019t usually see superstar athletes do.<\/p>\n
Which he should garner praise for.<\/p>\n
In a short time with the Rockets, Durant has endeared himself to the Rockets Twitter community.<\/p>\n
Especially after Friday\u2019s Twitter post, in which Rockets Twitter account @RocketsEdits<\/a> (who is a must follow, I should add) tweeted that he\u2019d be taking an absence from social media<\/a> until Rockets point guard Amen Thompson scored 30 points.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cNot tweeting again until Amen Thompson scores 30 or more points\u201d<\/p>\n During Friday night\u2019s victory over the Phoenix Suns, Thompson scored 31 points on 12-of-17 from the field.<\/p>\n