Kevin Durant tells fans: 'Watch the f—ing game and shut the f— up' (video)
By Dan FeldmanNov 20, 2018, 10:16 AM EST
Kevin Durant once said he appreciated hecklers.
That didn't appear to be the case during the Warriors' loss to the Mavericks on Saturday.
Durant – who's been sour after his highly public argument with Draymond Green – confronted Dallas fans and told them to "watch the f—ing game and shut the f— up."
TMZ:
One witness who was sitting in spitting distance from the incident tells us … the heckler was just saying the typical NBA fan trash talk — calling KD names like, "Cupcake" and other insults.
Another witness tells TMZ Sports … the hecklers had been bombarding KD with the "cupcake" insults to the point where it became unbearable.
That witness tells us KD complained to the refs at one point but the fans were not removed or disciplined in any way.
We're told the group laughed off the incident because they knew they got to him and ramped up the trash talk even more for the rest of the game.
Durant obviously has a history of confronting critics. But that's usually online, not in person.
The NBA generally fines players for getting caught on video talking to fans this way. The league doesn't seem to have a problem with players responding to fans when it's not on video. Hecklers' days are made when players respond, but the league doesn't seem to account for that.
It's an unfair system, but it's the one Durant is in.
He and Golden State are also in a three-game losing streak. Snap that, and Durant will probably become more friendly.