Earlier this week, Kevin Durant appeared on CJ McCollum's 'Pull Up' podcast. The two NBA stars had a good time. Playful jabs were taken by both sides.
On Wednesday evening, things got a little strange. McCollum responded to a tweet about Durant and labeled Durant's move to the Warriors as 'soft' and compared Durant leaving OKC for Golden State to a gang member switching sides after getting beat up.
Durant took execption to that comparison in a tweet of his own.
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On Thursday, Durant was at the USA Basketball Minicamp in Las Vegas and reporters asked him about the so-called Twitter beef with McCollum. The back-and-forth with reporters was pretty awesome.
Durant: What happened?
Reporter: Was that all in fun or was it...?
Durant: What you thought it was?
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Reporter: It seemed a little more serious?
Durant: Why?
Reporter: Just because it seemed like you were upset.
Durant: Why me?
Reporter: Because of what he had said when he answered that tweet.
Durant: So, why isn't he upset?
Reporter: He doesn't seem to be upset.
Durant: So why am I upset, though?
Reporter: I don't know, I just thought when you did his podcast and you called it the f'ing podcast and snake in the grass...
Durant: But so I'm the upset one because he responded to something I said?
Reporter: Well, it seemed like he was saying something about you and you responded to that.
Durant: But he didn't have to say something about me.
Reporter: No.
Durant: K. So how am I upset?
Reporter: Well, he went first.
Durant: Exactly. So CJ is not upset but I am?
Reporter: I just thought you might be upset at the notion of what was being [implied].
Durant: Maybe he was upset about something I did.
Reporter: But you gave him time for the podcast...
Durant: So I'm the upset guy?
Reporter: No, I guess he was upset first...
Durant: Alright then.
Here's the video. Check out the exchange for yourself.