Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors four years ago has been parsed and dissected in every way it could possibly be since the very moment he made the decision to go.
People are preemptively doing the same thing with Giannis Antetokounmpo and his upcoming decision on whether he wants to stay in Milwaukee with the Bucks or not.
One of those people is the Action Network’s Matt Moore. Moore tweeted about how he’d be “disappointed” if Antetokounmpo potentially decided he didn’t want to play for the Bucks anymore in the same way he was disappointed when Durant left the Thunder.
As with KD, whatever Giannis does is his decision and it isn’t a moral choice. It’s a professional choice which impacts his life, even if there are impacts on other people.
I’ll be disappointed, like I was with KD, if he bails, but not in him, just that it happened.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) May 8, 2020
And, of course, THAT prompted Durant to defend his decision. And he did so, simply by calling Moore a “sensitive a**.”
Sensitive ass
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 8, 2020
Of course, after that, Durant’s mentions were going crazy after that. People were defending Moore’s stance and calling Durant, himself, sensitive for responding.
Man basketball fans dont gotta like where you choose to play lol. That's not being sensitive we just know the result
— Rev. Bryan Young (@BryanIsTheKing) May 8, 2020
— Greg (@gwiss) May 8, 2020
“sensitive ass” that’s funny🤣 pic.twitter.com/vPdkVjDdkg
— Brad Carrico (@kidcarrico) May 8, 2020
— Tyla💜💛 (@KawhiWhy) May 8, 2020
Durant didn’t care, though. He’s clearly just fed up with the conversation.
Boo hoo
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 8, 2020
Cry some more.
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 8, 2020
I can’t respond to someone i follow?
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 8, 2020
Honestly, this is all getting pretty tired. The discussions about Durant’s free agency FROM 2016, the Twitter back-and-forths. All of it. It’s a flat circle.
Media member tweets about Durant’s free agency, Durant responds, people critique Durant for responding, Durant responds to those critics. Rinse, wash, repeat. It’s not even the first time he’s gotten into it with Moore. This is becoming routine at this point.
It’s all so silly now. How people felt about Durant’s decision to leave the Thunder four years ago is worth discussing within the context of league history. But that’s not how it’s discussed — it’s always about how it made people feel. That discussion doesn’t feel like it’s worth having anymore. Especially now because, well, he plays for the Brooklyn Nets.
The more we do this, the more we’re just going to keep going in this circle. Right now feels like as good a time as any to just move on.
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