Kevin Durant, the Brooklyn Nets‘ star forward, appeared to double down Wednesday after his very public critique of an eighth-grade basketball player’s moves that irked some followers who saw the criticism unwarranted and unsolicited.
Durant, one of the best players of his generation, called out the player from Minnetonka, Minn., who could be seen trying to evade a defender by dribbling behind his back, spinning and then pulling up for a three-pointer that missed.
Kevin Durant looks on during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on December 16, 2021 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Copyright 2021 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Durant, the 11-time NBA All-Star, was succinct with his tweet: “This s—t stinks.”
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His comment did not…
