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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

To the amusement of social media and sports circles, basketball superstar Kevin Durant is speaking out on Elon Musk’s shocking declaration. The announcement of Musk revolves around sharing the revenue from one of the widely used social media applications, specifically, X. The approach aims at Twitter Blue subscribers, who might make some money via well-placed ads inside tweets.

Durant has been known for his candidness both on and off the basketball court and his attention to Musk’s new venture adds a fascinating aspect to the current discussion concerning the meeting point for sports, celebrities, and technology.

Twitter’s New Revenue-Sharing Program

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In July, the Elon Musk-driven revenue-sharing program that was announced months ago begins its rollout to X users. This is a special program tailor-made for Twitter Blue subscribers exclusively through adverts embedded within tweet replies. Its strategy intends to promote more engaging and enlightening discussions while also affording publishers a brand-new business window within it.

NBA star, Kevin Durant couldn’t remain quiet as he too voiced his opinion prior the change. Injecting his trademark wit, Durant responded to the fan’s post saying, I’m gone start throwing shade KD just to become revenue eligible. So if you see it KD ignore it.” Durant replied to it by mentioning Musk’s name saying, “Look what you’ve done.

This is a new approach taken by Twitter to encourage users to be involved in meaningful conversations and also create an opportunity for content providers to derive income from being present on Twitter. Amid all these, anticipation is building around Durant’s return to court.

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Will Kevin Durant Hit the Court Against the Sacramento Kings?

As the Phoenix Suns deal with a wave of injuries, focus is shifted towards Kevin Durant, the star forward. The last-minute injury report creates doubts about Durant playing in the next match against the Sacramento Kings. However, the focus is on Durant’s return to the court and his potential influence in turning around the Sun’s current challenges. The above development further aggravates the Suns’ lineup which is facing the problem of missing some important players such as Grayson Allen, Bradley Beal, and Damion Lee.

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The Phoenix Suns are in a situation where not only do they have a reduced team but also in wait for a final word on their star player (Durant). The result of Durant’s injury report will change the game direction, giving an edge to fans and analysts.

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