Kevin Durant is having a long off-season. The Boston Celtics swept his team, the Brooklyn Nets in the first round. He tried to verbally spar with Charles Barkley. Durant was “dunked” harder than anybody by Chuck and the panel of “Inside the NBA”. He has been mocked relentlessly for not being a great “bus driver” for his team. The media and fans criticized his performances.
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It has not been a great week and a half for the 12-time All-Star. He went to Greece to attend a Euro league match. There, too, he couldn’t escape scrutiny. He was booed by fans while being displayed on the big screen.
Fans reaction to the situation
Fans thought it was hilarious that Kevin Durant was a villain wherever he went. Whether it was in America or in Greece, it’s all the same. They were thinking that “Giannis fans” hijacked everything and started booing him. Well, these are some of the fan reactions from NBA Twitter of this moment:
Bro really is a worldwide villian 💀 https://t.co/idNPHl48Wk
— Yayo🇸🇳 🤫 (@Dyayo_TD) May 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/anthonyrr9998/status/1522059603495862273?t=8RuahWfkNKAlojFwFbVyhA&s=19
KD burner account about to tweet: greece not even that fire anyway 💀 https://t.co/dus5PgO8VW
— bria celest (@55mmbae) May 5, 2022
@KDTrey5 man the world really see you as a villain https://t.co/JtXjc5YeR2
— MallyMaaalll (@welldamnjamal) May 5, 2022
Dawg high asl he don’t gaf bout that lmao https://t.co/QNxd0tVsGB
— Big Daddy Aceo 💯🤑 (@PaidNFull_Ace) May 5, 2022
Kevin Durant at the EuroLeague
He attended a Game 5 EuroLeague playoff matchup between Olympiacos Piraeus and AS Monaco in Piraeus, Greece on Wednesday ? and was met with a healthy serving of jeers. Some are thinking it is being done by “Giannis fans” but apparently not true.
It is presumed that Durant was booed because he was there in support of former teammate Mike James and was seen cheering for James in Game 4. According to 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, KD was also spotted cheering during Game 4 when an Olympiacos player missed the potential game-winning shot.
While the crowd in Greece wasn’t particularly pleased to see him, it can’t be ignored what a massive deal it was to have one of the best players in the game at an international event.
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Durant has had a tough couple of weeks and got the chance to soak in the atmosphere of the Euro league game in Greece. He enjoyed it by looking at his Twitter. It must have been a good experience and took his mind off the Nets’ problems this summer.
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Durant also made headlines this week for becoming a minority owner of Gotham FC of the NWSL. The Brooklyn Nets star is already a partial owner of the Philadelphia Union, part of Major League Soccer.
Will he come back better and stronger next season? We will have to wait and watch.