Kevin Durant is logged on and is NBA Jam on fire right now. The NBA Finals MVP and Larry O’Brien Trophy possesser is talking his way through the dog days of summer, both in interviews and on Twitter. On Friday, his newest target was former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry.
Just like everyone on your Facebook feed you vaguely remember from high school, McHenry is pivoting from sports to politics. A cynical view of the move is that she’s angling for a job at Fox News, but maybe she’s just passionate about politics in this nation and it also happens to include calling out one of the biggest sports stars in America.
McHenry tweeted about how celebrities should use their platform to bring people together on Friday. It was actually pretty innocuous.
If issue (fairly) is divisiveness in the USA, then use celebrity & platform to come together. Great leaders meet, not shun invitations to WH
— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) August 18, 2017
Durant wasn’t having it, though, and replied to that saying, among other things, “boo hoo.”
boo hoo. Sad story…..keep tellin me more 😴
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 18, 2017
I’m not sure if Durant follows McHenry on Twitter or not, but the response probably has everything to do with the fact that McHenry threw some shade KD’s way on Thursday. She retweeted a quote of his regarding his choice to not visit Donald Trump in the White House, should the Golden State Warriors be invited to the Rose Garden.
If issue (fairly) is divisiveness in the USA, then use celebrity & platform to come together. Great leaders meet, not shun invitations to WH
— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) August 18, 2017
When a random fella joined the conversation to compare Durant switching teams to Trump hypothetically joining Russia, Durant fired back.
you sure u wanna make that comparison??
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 18, 2017
McHenry responded to Durant’s original tweet, arguing that a meeting at the White House could inspire people in his home county, but something tells me Durant won’t be convinced by that argument.
Ok let's discuss how a successful man such as yourself can show unity meeting w/ WH just 20 min from PG County. Your presence can inspire https://t.co/nAcZfeJt07
— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) August 18, 2017
On queue, Durant argued that by not going to the White House and providing direct opposition to Trump, he’s inspiring more people.
https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/898597507793539072
The tweet exchange came minutes after he tweeted that a teacher who negatively compared him to Michael Jordan should be “fired and thrown in jail.” This new version of Kevin Durant owns, and I hope he never stops going in. Winning it all has changed him: he’s always logged on and he might never log off.
