Bill Simmons says the NBA has entered uncharted territory following the leak of Kevin Durant’s alleged texts. It’s hard not to agree with him simply because the repercussions of this could be bigger than one can imagine, but that will only be the case if anyone is proven guilty. Apart from the perceived dead giveaway before the games on Sunday, things are getting murkier by the hour.

“It’s an account, and it’s allegedly him,” the insider told Zach Lowe on The Bill Simmons Podcast. “There are a lot of signs that it’s him. Just s— talking a bunch of people that he’s either played with or played against. And if you go to basically any place on social media, you’ll be able to find a lot of examples. ”

The allegations indicate that the account @gethigher77 posted several comments in group chats critical of several of Durant’s current teammates, including Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun, as well as former teammates and coaches like Devin Booker, Frank Vogel, Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook, and Stephen Curry. The screenshots include many degrading comments, but none have been independently verified.

The timing has garnered significant attention online. Durant’s history with burner accounts is well-known. Earlier this season, the Rockets forward admitted on the Pivot Podcast that he uses alternative accounts so he doesn’t “build up all this hate towards media or fans,” and that having multiple accounts lets him “stealth.”

“There’s probably some smoke with the fire on this one,” Simmons concluded. “I don’t know if we’ve ever been in a situation like this. A social media scandal of revealed tweets/texts of somebody disparaging people on his team, that he then has to go play with tomorrow night. I think we’ve made new ground on this.”

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The fanbase’s reaction has been intense, with many dissecting screenshots and creating threads comparing posts to Durant’s known social media patterns. Being caught spending nearly the entire Sunday on his phone didn’t help the speculation, and regardless of confirmation, the narrative is already taking shape.

Creators confirm the group chats exist, putting Kevin Durant in further mess

Now, the burner situation appears to be getting more complicated. Just recently, content creators and popular internet figures Legend of Winning and Isaac Gutierrez from the Deep 3 Podcast both confirmed they knew these group chats existed, with Gutierrez calling them NBA X’s “worst kept secret.”

According to both of them, Kevin Durant has historically participated in these chats, dating back to his days with the Brooklyn Nets.

The potential fallout could be devastating for Durant and the Houston Rockets. We have seen two similar instances in the past with Philadelphia 76ers GM Bryan Colangelo and NBA referee Eric Lewis. Both investigations ended with the former resigning from his post and the latter retiring (though he was later reinstated).

While it is important to note that yesterday’s messages have not been verified by any party involved or by the NBA at large, they could still disrupt teammate chemistry between Durant and his current teammates and even compromise his NBA future.

For now, all we can do is wait for confirmation or denial on the messages, but until then, expect Durant to be under a lot of scrutiny.