Kevin Durant may be focused on his new chapter with the Houston Rockets, but old narratives continue to follow him—and he’s had enough. This week, the two-time NBA champion took to social media to slam a resurfaced report suggesting that his strained relationship with Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was the reason he declined a return to the Bay Area.
The controversy began when The Ringer’s Logan Murdock published a piece claiming that Durant’s departure from the Warriors in 2019 “arguably had more to do” with Kerr than with his infamous clash with Draymond Green. Murdock also reported that Kerr was a key reason Durant rejected a potential trade back to Golden State at the 2025 trade deadline.
According to the report, Durant had “repeatedly complained both publicly and privately about Kerr’s offensive principles” during his final season with the Warriors.
Durant wasted no time responding. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he called out Murdock directly:
“We still on this??? Obvious opportunity for Logan Murdock to gain even more attention and try to revive his career by using my name and the Warriors. The audience is SICK AND TIRED of the same bullshit narrative. Be better my man”.
We still on this??? Obvious opportunity for Logan Murdock to gain even more attention and try too revive his career by using my name and the Warriors. The audience is SICK AND TIRED of the same bullshit narrative. Be better my man
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 24, 2025
It was a classic Durant clapback—blunt, unfiltered, and aimed squarely at the media’s tendency to recycle old drama.
While Durant’s relationship with the Warriors ended on a complicated note, he has publicly stated that his decision not to return midseason had more to do with timing than any lingering tension. After the trade deadline passed, he explained that he simply didn’t want to be moved midyear and that it wasn’t a personal slight against Golden State.
Prominent Warriors figures, including Kerr and Stephen Curry, reportedly understood Durant’s stance and held no ill will.
Now with the Rockets, Durant is focused on helping a young, talented team make a deep playoff run. Houston secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference last season, and Durant’s arrival could be the final piece in their championship puzzle.
As for the Warriors? They’ve moved on too—trading for Jimmy Butler after Durant declined a reunion
