Kevin Durant includes his voice to criticism of TNT: 'Them old heads need to go appreciate retirement'
Scores for the NBA on TNT this season, a welcome alleviation for the league and the TNT production staff, considering the pandemic, however in current weeks, game phone call and workshop team have taken some hits from followers and also movie critics.
It's not unusual for instance to hear game announcers misidentify players, as they did a couple of video games when Chris Webber on greater than one occasion called Taurean Prince "DeMarre Carroll." And eight years after the Nets moved to Brooklyn, there are been referrals to the New Jersey Nets.
But the most significant and also most current objection has actually been guided at the "Inside the NBA" workshop team, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal. Current gamers are not ready to forgive and forget previous grievances. Back in December, Kevin Durant was short with Barkley in a post-game Q. & A, looking down and also away while offering him a one word answer on his post-injury rehab. Not only did KD provide the Chuckster short shrift, He additionally was considerate with others on the panel.
This obviously came after Barkley had implicated Durant of being a "guest" on the Warriors 2 NBA championships ... despite having actually won the Finals MVP twice. KD doesn't fail to remember.
After that, Thursday evening, things obtained weirder. The "Inside the NBA" staff has gotten down on the present NBA, exceeding well beyond constructive objection.
An Instagram message by BasketballNews.com's Etan Thomas stimulated an argument about Barkley's current comment that NBA gamers "are entitled to some preferential treatment" when it concerns the COVID-19 injection due to how much they pay in taxes. Durant didn't keep back after seeing that, replying to the article in the comments.
" I do not recognize why they still request this pinhead's viewpoint," Durant talked about the post.
After that, O'Neal had a strange, to say the least, post-game exchange with Donovan Mitchell. O'Neal informing Mitchell that he does not think Mitchell can take his game to the next level. Mitchell, relatively stunned, could only muster an "Aight ...".
Durant signed in on that particular too.
" Them old heads require to go enjoy retired life," Durant commented on an IG blog post pertaining to the back-and-forth. "These young boys have coaches they work with day-to-day lol.".
LeBron James additionally weighed in: "There's a distinction between constructive criticism and also soft hating however. I've seen it both means come my method, mostly the hate. You can hear it in their shipment.".
It's unlikely we will become aware of any exchange in between the NBA and also TNT. That'll be private, yet it's likewise unlikely the league won't claim anything. Will it mean anything?
