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LeBron James Fans Are Not Happy After Self-Declared “God” Kevin Durant Has a 2 Word Response on Giannis

Published 04/01/2022, 9:00 AM EDT

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Kevin Durant has been on his best game this season. Despite a few injury scares earlier, he has returned to playing the kind of basketball we all know KD is capable of. One of the best scorers in history has been in his best scoring form.

Durant has averaged his best points per game since the 2013-14 season. KD is only 1 of 2 players in NBA history with 25+ career PPG and a True Shooting percentage of at least .600.

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KD has been shoulder to shoulder season after season with LeBron James. Many have credited KD with being the best scorer of the decade. However, many credit him to be the second-best player after LBJ.

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‘King James’ and the ‘Slim Reaper’ have been bossing the league ever since their debuts. However, Nick Wright feels that KD might end up the second-best player in the NBA for life.

NBA fans charge on Kevin Durant after self proclaimed ‘God’ stance

TV personality Nick Wright of Fox Sports 1 recently tweeted and claimed that KD had been the 2nd best player after LeBron for a decade and now he is the second-best to Giannis.

Kevin Durant was quick to reply, referring to himself as ‘god’.

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Nick then dropped a question for KD asking if KD was a god, then what would that make Giannis.

KD answered in 2 words about Giannis, “A god” before elaborating his point.

This was a savage response from KD stating that one can be a god in his own eyes with his belief in himself, but rather called Nick Wright a peasant for his tweets. The fans loved the replies from the Nets’ man. However, LeBron fans were not that impressed.

Most fans absolutely enjoyed this exchange.

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Although Giannis led the Bucks to beat the Nets in overtime, Kevin Durant had a decent outing. He scored 26 points with 11 assists and 7 rebounds. 

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The Nets are 40-37 and the 8th seed as of right now. With a playoff spot looking far from reach with every loss, they need to make sure they finish in a convincing play-in spot. Kevin Durant is extremely essential for that and by the looks of it, he will give his all to make that happen.

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Chaitanya Sharma

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Chaitanya is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He completed his engineering from SRM University. Having determined an interest in football and basketball, he was inclined towards having a job in the sports industry.
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Arunaditya Aima