Kevin Durant Blasts Charles Barkley, Calls Him A 'Clown'

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is not happy with Charles Barkley

Joey Linn | Dec 2, 2022

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NBA Hall-of-Famer and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley is no stranger to upsetting NBA players. Barkley is unfiltered during his television segments, and while a lot of it is for entertainment purposes, it still often rubs players the wrong way. A recent example of this came on Friday night when Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant called out Barkley following some criticism.

During a recent segment for Bleacher Report, Barkley said Durant is insecure at times. Following Brooklyn's win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night, Durant responded to Barkley, calling him a clown.

This clown does not have g14 classification to speak on the god, we’ve never had a real human interaction…carry on haaaa https://t.co/wDPyHADBFf
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) December 3, 2022

Durant is always active on social media, and is never hesitant to call out haters. This can range from analysts like Barkley, to every day fans on Twitter. Durant has no issue speaking his mind, and he did not appreciate Barkley calling him insecure. This is a label Durant has received a lot since his decision to join the Golden State Warriors in 2017.

This will undoubtedly give Barkley and the TNT crew some content on their next segment, which is often the goal of some of these takes. While Barkley did not seem to be attacking Durant, he did say something that the star forward disagreed with. Durant also took direct exception to the term "insecure" in a follow-up Tweet that read, "I think it’s insecurity when u go on tv trying to take shots at my character as a man. But shit, I’m an ignorant jock, what do I know."

I think it’s insecurity when u go on tv trying to take shots at my character as a man. But shit, I’m an ignorant jock, what do I know.. https://t.co/UK4y6O2CM4
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) December 3, 2022

Never afraid to speak his mind, Kevin Durant had time tonight.

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JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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