The Phoenix Suns are on cloud nine as they recently acquired Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster trade. After the conclusion of the trade deadline, Suns fans seemed naturally excited to see KD on the court, as the two-time NBA champion’s presence on their roster immediately puts the Desert franchise in title contention. Last night, Durant visited the Footprint arena and received a warm welcome from the fans. As a result of this, the 13x All-Star was seen beaming with joy. However, NBA fans didn’t quite like the way he received the warm welcome and therefore, poured in their thoughts on social media.
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Durant is currently sidelined due to an injury that he endured last month and is not expected to return until the All-Star break. Therefore, as of now, the Suns fans have to make do with seeing him on the courtside.
Suns fans gave Kevin Durant a warm welcome
On Tuesday night, the Phoenix Suns locked horns with the Sacramento Kings and came out victorious. After KD’s presence lit up the arena, the Phoenix squad managed to sustain the mood with a dominant 120-109 showing. Devin Booker led the 2021 NBA Western Conference Champions to victory with a brilliant 32-2-5 showing.
KD gets a standing ovation from Suns crowd during first home game 👏
KD is certainly going to receive a lot of love from the Suns fans as with his addition, now, the Suns could finally be seen as one of the top contenders for the championship this season. The Suns have a high chance of winning the coveted gold trophy with the guidance of the trio of KD, Chris Paul, and Devin Booker.
NBA fans reflected on KD receiving a standing ovation from the fans
While the Suns fans showered their love on Durant, NBA fans had something different to say. They took to Twitter to express their thoughts and opinions. Most of them trolled KD by calling him a ‘snake’ and a ‘super team merchant’. Seemingly, the fans didn’t hold back with their words. While a few users wished him good luck on his new journey in the valley, most fans didn’t have very favorable opinions.
Here are some of the reactions of the fans:
The House is Built Already , he just shows up for work to clock in
KD's all smiles in his first home game in PHX 👏 (via @CamCox12)
Always flawed, I guess we will never see KD accept a real challenge.
It's all smiles until he leaves them for a 73 win Warriors team
Super team merchant
He looks so happy!
Lame. He gonna want out in 1.5 years
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