Kevin Durant got into another argument on Twitter, which the superstar has been doing quite often lately. His opponent this time around was former NBA player Olden Polynice, as the duo had a public argument over false stories shared by the 8th pick in the 1987 NBA Draft.
It all started when NBA veteran Olden Polynice went on Chris Broussard’s podcast and recounted how the Nets’ relationship with Kyrie was ruined after Irving went to Steve Nash and told Nash about him. show the MVP stories he stole from Kobe. It turns out to be a fake story created by notorious Twitter troll “Ballsack Sports”.
Ballsack Sports has brought down a lot of top media outlets for their stories and it’s been hilarious how easily ESPN and other top media outlets will report on information they’ve gotten from fake Twitter accounts. Polynices did the same but Kevin Durant decided to call her out for telling a generational lie.
For some reason, Polynice decided to double down on what he said was the truth, even though everyone could see it was a fake Ballsack Sports story. He tried to defend himself in the replies as everyone tried to let him know he’d been “fired,” the term fans use for people who fall in love with Ballsack’s stories.
Olden’s bizarre response where he acts like a regular Twitter person interested in Kevin Durant’s interaction with his tweet didn’t sit well with fans of the app and KD as well. Polynice is a former top-10 draft pick and played 13 seasons in the league until 2003-04.
KD decided to seriously address and dismiss what Olden had to say in his next tweet, telling him it was irrelevant and then asking him to enjoy his retirement.
Getting into Twitter arguments with Kevin Durant just isn’t a win-win situation. This time, Durant is absolutely right, at least because Polynice and other members of the media have to be a lot more careful when checking where they get their news from. .
Polynice going on a major podcast and spreading lies on behalf of Kobe Bryant, Kyrie Irving and Steve Nash was linked to a backlash. The pages that create their stories are run anonymously on Twitter, so they can’t be real sources of information for reporters and former NBA players. If they don’t filter content better, a lot of misinformation could spread from sports media.
