‘Makes a living lying’: KD rips former teammate on Instagram following bombshell Nets trade
Kevin Durant is altering groups — however not the way in which he acts on social media.
On Thursday night time (all occasions AEDT), the identical day the Nets traded Durant to the Suns in a blockbuster transfer forward of the league’s 7am commerce deadline this morning, NBA veteran Etan Thomas remarked how Brooklyn supporters “should be livid” on the organisation’s entrance workplace within the wake of latest occasions, which included Kyrie Irving being shipped to the Mavericks final weekend.
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“I’m no GM, but if you have KD, Kyrie, and James Harden, and you end up trading all 3 but don’t get back any all stars in return, you have failed as an organisation,” Thomas posted on social media.
“#BrooklynNets fans should be livid at (owner) #JoeTsai and (general manager) #Sean Marks.”
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Kendrick Perkins, a former participant turned ESPN analyst, then shared the tweet on Instagram and advised Thomas that he “respectfully” disagreed, alleging Durant and Irving had been working the present behind the scenes.
“I respectfully disagree!!!! Player empowerment? KD and Kyrie made all the decisions and over there,” Perkins responded in a since deleted publish.
Durant caught wind of Perkins’ feedback and remarked that his former teammate on the Thunder “make(s) a living lying.”
“Have some honour homie,” Durant, who’s famend for his social media feuds, wrote beneath Perkins’ Instagram publish.
Shortly earlier than Durant was dealt from the Nets, Perkins steered the 34-year-old Durant ought to push his approach out of Brooklyn.
“Hell no,” Perkins replied within the clip.
“A matter fact, I’m talking to Sean Marks and I’ve got Rich Kleiman (Durant’s manager) on the line right now to get me out.”
Perkins not solely re-shared the clip on Twitter on Thursday night, however he additionally reacted to the Instagram back-and-forth with Durant, tweeting to a follower: “I see his ass asked for a trade!!!”
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It’s been a wild 12 months in Brooklyn, starting final February, when Harden was dealt to the Sixers and the Nets obtained Ben Simmons in return.
Irving’s tumultuous tenure with the Nets ended on Monday, two days after he demanded a commerce.
Durant, who joined the Nets together with Irving as free brokers in 2019, is now headed west, with the Nets receiving a bounty of first-round draft picks together with Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, and Jae Crowder, who has since been acquired by the Bucks.
This article initially appeared on the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.
