Kevin Durant has found himself at the center of more “burner” account accusations, the latest of which swirled on social media while the Houston Rockets standout played in his 16th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old is alleged to be behind direct messages from an anonymous account that criticized players and coaches he’s accompanied during a career that’s seen him win two titles and one league MVP award.<\/p>\n
Durant added:<\/p>\n
“My teammates know what it is. We\u2019ve been locked in the whole season. … We had a great practice today, looking forward to this road trip.”<\/p>\n
At the moment, there’s no evidence actually linking these critical comments to Durant. Still, social media ran rampant with the theory<\/a>, circulating screenshots of an anonymous user who, among other things, blamed Rockets All-Star center Alperen \u015eeng\u00fcn for his defense, said that they couldn’t trust forward Jabari Smith Jr. to make a shot or get a stop and took a dig at former Phoenix Suns star teammate Devin Booker.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Durant is quick to quip, confront and discuss with everyday social media users from his own verified X account, which has more than 19 million followers<\/a>. He isn’t afraid to stir the pot online or engage with casual fans. Many love him for that kind of engagement, which he willingly offers and most NBA stars avoid.<\/p>\n Durant was asked at this year’s All-Star Weekend media availability on Saturday if he’d rather give up video games or Twitter, now known as X, for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n “I’m gonna go Twitter,” Durant said before continuing jokingly<\/a>, “because they don’t deserve to hear this God-level-like talk I’m giving to them. They take it for granted.”<\/p>\n But Durant has used burner accounts before.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n In 2017, Durant posted in the third-person from his personal account, throwing shade on the Oklahoma City Thunder and then-head coach Billy Donovan while explaining his decision from the previous year to leave the franchise that drafted him for the Golden State Warriors, a Western Conference foe and the league’s crown jewel at the time.<\/p>\n Durant owned his mistake and apologized for it in the aftermath of the social media storm he caused<\/a>.<\/p>\n