Published 13:34 IST, May 9th 2020

Kevin Durant rants at 'sensitive' journalist for knocking possible Giannis Warriors trade

Kevin Durant has gone on to call a journalist a 'sensitive a**' after the latter commented about a potential Giannis Antentokounmpo to Warriors trade.

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Kevin Durant is kwn for his unapologetic behaviour on social media. Brooklyn Nets star, who allegedly tested positive for coronavirus, recently lashed out at journalist Tom Moore over latter's comments on a possible Giannis to Warriors trade. former Warriors star went on to call writer a 'sensitive a**' that invited mixed responses from NBA fans on Twitter.

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Kevin Durant lashes out at journalist, calls him 'sensitive' for Tweeting about Giannis to Warriors trade rumours

Giannis Antetokounmpo's Twitter handle was hacked on Thursday with a number of controversial posts being uploaded from his Twitter handle. One of m was a post claiming that Giannis to Warriors was a done deal which added more fuel to ongoing rumours. Tom Moore tweeted on Giannis Antetokounmpo issue saying he would be 'disappointed' to see 'Greek Freak' leave Bucks citing Kevin Durant - OKC example. KD was quick to respond as he went on to call writer a 'sensitive a**'. Fans were equally quick to respond to Durant's comment but Nets star did t back down.

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Why did Kevin Durant leave OKC for Warriors?

Rumour had it that Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook shared a dicey relationship on and off court while playing for OKC Thunder. Westbrook was accused of being too selfish during games, something that Kevin Durant did t agree with. In addition to this, Kevin Durant also wanted to win NBA Championship and believed that he could t do so while playing for OKC.

Durant believed that moving to Warriors would guarantee him a shot at winning NBA title as he confirmed in a recent interview. Durant went on to win two NBA championships with Warriors, picking up NBA Finals MVP award on both occasions. His former teammate Draymond Green recently claimed that had Durant t picked up an injury in last season's Finals against Toronto Raptors, Warriors would have been guaranteed a three-peat in 2019. 

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13:34 IST, May 9th 2020