After Oklahoma City Thunder fans booed him when he returned to his old stomping grounds on Friday night, Phoenix Suns standout forward Kevin Durant responded to a comment about his reception on X.
Durant was booed heavily by Thunder supporters during pregame introductions and whenever he touched the ball during Phoenix’s 128-103 loss, as OKC fans are still furious with his decision to leave the team and join the Golden State Warriors in 2016.
On Friday, a fan tweeted a video of supporters booing Durant, saying they felt horrible for him because he “has no place he can call home” in the NBA.
Durant responded, saying that he feels at home wherever he goes:
I’m at home everywhere I go
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 30, 2024
Does Kevin Durant jumping teams tarnish his legacy?
Durant was selected No. 2 overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft following one spectacular collegiate season at Texas. The Sonics relocated to Oklahoma City a year later, and KD stayed with the team for nine seasons. Durant had a lot of success, including seven All-Star berths, four scoring titles, one NBA MVP Award, and one trip to the NBA Finals, but he was unable to win a championship with Oklahoma City.
Rather of striving to get over the hump with the Thunder, Durant joined a Warriors club that had already reached the NBA Finals twice and won a title.
The move paid off for Durant, who won two titles with Golden State and was a two-time NBA Finals MVP, but it did not endear him to Thunder fans, who harbor a resentment to this day.
Durant spent three seasons with the Warriors before leaving again to join the Brooklyn Nets. Then, after spending parts of three seasons with the Nets, he was moved to Phoenix last year.
With a lifetime scoring average of 27.3 points per game, KD is a lock for the Hall of Fame, and his accomplishments place him among the best NBA players of all time.
While the fan may be correct that Durant did not spend all or most of his career with a single franchise, as luminaries like as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Tim Duncan, and Larry Bird did, there have been plenty of all-time greats who made the rounds.
LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kevin Garnett are just a few examples of players who have played for several teams but remain popular. Warriors fans will undoubtedly appreciate the two crowns he helped them win in three years.