Durant has been fined a total of $90,000 since April 2021 for using homophobic and misogynistic language toward actor Michael Rapaport.
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Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been known to trash talk fans on social media, but he brought the conversation to the court on Wednesday. The nine-time All-NBA selection cursed at a fan seated courtside at the Barclays Center during the Nets’ 113-111 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
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With Durant in earshot, the fan told the two-time NBA champion, “Kevin, you got to take this game over.” Durant fired back at the seemingly well-intentioned fan with some advice of his own: “You got to shut the f–k up.”
Somehow this got reported? But my wife is just like KD when I say I’m getting one more drink. pic.twitter.com/qcNZygISMm
— DeLo (@DeLo_77) March 17, 2022
Durant hasn’t been fined for his remark yet but a penalty could be coming his way soon. It won’t be Durant’s first language-related fine, either. Durant has been fined a total of $90,000 since April 2021 for using homophobic and misogynistic language toward actor Michael Rapaport on social media, directing obscene language toward a fan and using profane language in a post-game interview.
It’s possible the Nets’ frustrating season finally caught up to Durant in this instance, though. All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, who is unvaccinated against COVID-19, missed the beginning of the season because of his vaccination status and remains unavailable in home games for the same reason. Former MVP James Harden forced his way out of Brooklyn before the trade deadline, and the Nets’ biggest returning asset, ex-Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons, has yet to debut for the squad.
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What’s most concerning, the Nets, who many predicted would be an NBA Finals contender this season, currently sit at eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 36-34 record.
Durant is enjoying one of his best individual seasons while his team flounders, though, averaging 29.2 points — his most since 2013-14 with the Oklahoma City Thunder — to go along with 7.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
