“Sour Knicks Fans”: NBA Twitter Goes Berserk as LeBron James Buries the Knicks for Ignoring Kevin Durant

Published 12/24/2021, 1:30 PM EST

LeBron James and Kevin Durant may not be the best of friends, but that doesn’t mean the two do not respect each other. James commented on Kevin Durant’s insane form this season.

Although LeBron James and the Lakers have been poor all season, he went on to publicly praise Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets.

LeBron James talks about Kevin Durant:

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Ahead of the Lakers and Brooklyn Nets clash on Boxing Day, James mentioned how only one section of fans doubted the return of Durant. This has caused a war on social media platforms, especially Twitter.

James said, “There was zero doubt that I knew he would come back full strength. He’s not a guy who carries a bunch of muscle and a bunch of weight on his body. Very slender and slim and so it’s like it wasn’t much pounding going on in that particular area that he had to worry about. He doesn’t look like someone that sits around and doesn’t take care of what he needs to take care of. So, it was never a question about KD coming back from any injury.”

New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets were the prime candidates to land the signature of Durant two seasons ago. Durant chose the Nets over the New York Knicks which led to their fans becoming toxic on social media.

LeBron James on Kevin Durant's comeback from Achilles injury when asked by @mcten: "There was never any doubt from myself or anybody in this league…I heard there was only like really 1 group of people that had any doubt on him coming back full strength. Not going to name them."
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) December 24, 2021

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Fan reactions to James’ comment:

These are some of the reactions by fans to the comments made by James.

They only said they had doubt because he wasn’t going to sign there.
— Anthony33 (@AnthonyFusco3) December 24, 2021

This one fan talked about the failed signing of Kevin Durant by the New York Knicks.

That was an unconfirmed rumor…..also KD said he had no interest in going to the Knicks. Bron should focus on the own garbage team he assembled
— kap (@hopefulmetsfan) December 24, 2021

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It was just sour knicks fans
— Kyrie Said You’re a Pawn (@kaiishome) December 24, 2021

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“Sour Knicks Fans”: NBA Twitter Goes Berserk as LeBron James Buries the Knicks for Ignoring Kevin Durant

LeBron James talks about Kevin Durant:

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Fan reactions to James’ comment: