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Brooklyn Nets: Kevin Durant calling out Steve Kerr is a tough look

By Mike Luciano

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - DECEMBER 19: Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors talks with his player Kevin Durant #35 (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - DECEMBER 19: Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors talks with his player Kevin Durant #35 (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /
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Before Kevin Durant decided to take his talents to the Brooklyn Nets, he was a linchpin in one of the greatest dynasties in the history of the sport, making three consecutive NBA Finals as a member of Steve Kerr’s Golden State Warriors.

While Durant was able to fit seamlessly into the rotation, he doesn’t seem to have engendered a ton of goodwill in the Bay Area, as his own coach appears to have needled him on Logan Murdock’s podcast.

Kerr hinted that the Dubs’ 15-50 season was more enjoyable than Durant’s final year in Golden State, when they lost to the Toronto Raptors in the Finals. Kerr claimed that some problems unknown to the general public helped facilitate what was apparently an arduous campaign.

After hearing that Kerr took this shot at him, Durant responded on Twitter, as he’s wont to do, calling it “hilarious” that his old coach was so blatant.

While Kerr insists that he was misquoted and that his statements were taken out of context, Durant isn’t exactly looking like some pillar of virtue due to his snide remarks.

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant needs to leave this beef alone.

No one comes out of this situation looking good, as Kerr looks somewhat petty for hinting that 15 wins were preferable to making the Finals, but the rabbit-eared Durant has once again gotten too consumed with what others think about him on social media.

Who cares what Kerr says or feels? You’re not a Warrior anymore. You’re a Net, meaning that while Kerr fights to even make it into the playoffs, you’re the focal point of a team that will compete for both the best record in the East and a championship!

It’s become clear that Durant is a tad irritated by the fact that going to the Warriors and winning some championships didn’t bring him the universal acclaim that he wanted. With members of his old team taking some veiled shots at him, even if it may be understandable as to why he is frustrated, it’s still not a worthwhile conversation to insert oneself into.

Ideally, Durant’s hamstring injury will be healed as soon as possible, so he can block out all the distractions and memories from his Warriors tenure and continue aiding the Nets in their pursuit of a championship.

Hopefully, Steve Nash doesn’t hop on some podcast and subtweet Durant in a few years … actually, if we win a title, who cares.