Kevin Durant took pictures by way of social media on Tuesday.
Heard this one earlier than?
One who normally muses on-line in regards to the common state of media, the 16-time All-Star referred to as out Fox Sports activities analysts and hosts Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright by identify on his Instagram.
Durant posted a screenshot of a graphic displaying 9 outstanding sports activities analysts with the caption prompting customers to choose one to be eliminated. In a single submit on his story, Durant tagged Cowherd.
“Pack that lame (Colin Cowherd) up,” he wrote.
On the subsequent story, he took his shot at Wright, tagging him as properly.
“Basketball would truly transfer ahead if (Nick Wright) wasn’t concerned. Maintain up.”
KD takes pictures at Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright on IG 👀 pic.twitter.com/K5PW0qa91W
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 14, 2026
Notably omitted from Durant’s callouts, regardless of being an obtainable possibility on the graphic, was ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, with whom Durant has had prior public feuds. In 2015, Smith reported on “First Take” that Durant was contemplating becoming a member of the Los Angeles Lakers within the his then-upcoming 2016 free company.
Durant later refuted Smith’s report after an Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder follow, telling reporters, “I don’t speak to Stephen A. Smith in any respect. No one in my household — my pals — they don’t speak to Stephen A. Smith. So, he’s mendacity.”
He once more addressed the rampant rumors involving his upcoming free company with one other shot at Smith.
“In case you ask me a query, I’ll speak about them,” Durant informed reporters in 2015. “However like I stated earlier than, I’ve individuals who I speak to about all the things, and I do know for a reality they didn’t speak to him, so he’s making up tales.”
Smith later fired again at Durant with an on-air rant on “First Take” that included a veiled warning to the 2013-14 NBA MVP.
“You don’t wish to make an enemy out of me,” Smith stated.
Durant, because it turned out, didn’t be a part of the Lakers. He as an alternative signed with the Golden State Warriors and have become a two-time NBA champion and NBA Finals MVP.
Quick ahead to the summer time of 2026, and he’s getting ready to enter his twentieth NBA season, now with the Houston Rockets. He performed only one recreation within the Rockets’ six-game first-round playoff loss to the Lakers final season, due to a bruised proper knee and a sprained left ankle.
A couple of week after the Rockets’ elimination, Cowherd took to his podcast “The Colin Cowherd Podcast” on Quantity Sports activities by likening Durant to a singular big-picture funding.
“KD is like shopping for a ship,” Cowherd stated. “The primary day you have got it, and the primary day you promote it are the 2 happiest days. It is available in. It’s superb. You might have nice instances, however there’s upkeep. You’re left disillusioned, you then eliminate it and are like, ‘Yeah, that was quite a bit.’ It was enjoyable a pair instances a 12 months.’”
Durant performed 78 video games in 2025-26, which was essentially the most he’s performed since 2018-19 earlier than he tore his Achilles within the 2019 NBA finals on the finish of his Warriors tenure. He averaged 26 factors per recreation in 2025-26 for Houston and was named to the All-NBA Second Staff, proving that within the trendy period he’s nonetheless among the many recreation’s elite. He additionally surpassed Michael Jordan for fifth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring record.
And in 2026, he’s nonetheless taking pictures on the media.
By identify.
The extra issues change, the extra they’ll keep the identical.
