Trust and selective honesty are two currencies that NBA locker rooms survive on. Lose one, and the season does not collapse in April; it shatters in February.

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet ranks Kevin Durant ahead of Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant has been called out for being too sensitive despite being one of the NBA's elite.

In any sport, most likely. His teammate, Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet stated that Durant will fire up a tweet and then go get his ankles taped up, or go on about his daily basketball preparation routine. Which means posting on Twitter has become part of his daily routine. Which is okay.

Kevin Durant went viral after a courtside fan heckled him about his appearance during the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, drawing a subtle reaction.

You can look up and drop down two spots in a night, and rise up two spots in a night,” Rockets star Kevin Durant says of the Western Conference race.

The moment didn’t happen during a play. It didn’t come after a turnover. It came in the tunnel. Kevin Durant walked off following his All-Star loss to Team Stars when a fan yelled, “Ay KD, you need to brush yo sh** and get some lotion.” Cameras caught the Houston Rockets forward turn back once, then keep walking without a word.

Kevin Durant picks video games over Twitter, claiming fans don’t deserve the “God-level talk” he delivers online.