Kevin Durant Rips Chris Bosh
Five minutes, 14 seconds into Sunday’s showdown between the Thunder and Heat, two of the respective team’s big three got into a war of words. Tempers flared. But the fireworks flamed out after only a few dirty looks.
Kevin Durant and Chris Bosh were both slapped with technical fouls.
After the game, both elaborated on the incident, with Durant taking exception to Bosh’s antics.
The incident began after Bosh delivered a hard foul to prevent Thunder guard James Harden’s fast-break layup. Durant, after trailing the play, shouted to Harden. Bosh then chimed in.
“He was telling Harden to dunk on me,” Bosh said. “He said dunk the next one. I expressed that, no, he’s not going to dunk that. And he expressed, yes he is. We just kind of went back and forth. I don’t think it was anything to get a tech over. It was just talking.”
Video replay showed Durant starting to walk away before Bosh began talking. Durant then stopped and barked back.
“I was talking to my teammate and he decided he wanted to put his two cents into it,” Durant said. “I’m a quiet guy, a laid back guy. But I’m not going to let nobody talk trash to me. He’s on a good team now so he thinks he can talk a little bit. But it’s a lot of fake tough guys in this league and he’s one of them.”
Rarely has Durant gotten in an opponent’s face as he did Sunday. The fourth-year forward typically plays the role of peacemaker. But this time, Durant was sending a message to the suddenly star-studded Heat.
He wasn’t backing down.
“I’m no punk,” Durant said. “I wasn’t even talking to him, first-off. He decided to butt in. I’m not just going to let that slide, especially in our house. He’s not one of those guys that I look at and say he has a rep for talking back to guys or always getting into it. He’s a nice guy. He’s not one of those guys. So I’m not going to let that type of person say something to me like that.”
Durant said he and Bosh don’t have a history of bad blood, even calling the Heat forward a “cool dude.”
“But once I step on the floor, all that stuff goes out the door,” Durant said.
Bosh had no hard feelings.
“He stood his ground,” Bosh said. “I respect that.”
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[...] Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant got into a mild incident with Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh on Sunday during the Heat’s win. The two merely exchanged words after Thunder guard James Harden went in for a fast-break layup and was fouled hard by Bosh. Apparently Durant told Harden to dunk on Bosh the next time, and Bosh essentially said that wasn’t going to happen. They each got technical fouls, and Durant had more words after the loss. [...]
Well. That’s interesting. Maybe there will end up being a bit of a rivalry between the Heat and Thunder after all.
Probably not going to be that big of a deal though. Bosh seemed to blow it off. Durant was probably still hot from losing the game. Not like him to call someone a ‘fake tough guy’ in public. But it shows how ticked he was after the game. I’m guessing that’s the main cause, but even so, Durant’s got some fire in him, even if it doesn’t always show. And you do get the sense that he’s becoming more assertive on the court. Less willing to just let things slide.
Be interesting to see how this develops from here.
Ah, so that’s why Bosh and James wanted to go to Miami. The class fan base. Well, at least now we know. But why do I get the feeling that if Eddie House misses that shot, we won’t see that entertaining post above?
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[...] Darnell Mayberry, The Oklahoman: “Five minutes, 14 seconds into Sunday’s showdown between the Thunder and Heat, two of the respective team’s big three got into a war of words. Tempers flared. But the fireworks flamed out after only a few dirty looks. Kevin Durant and Chris Bosh were both slapped with technical fouls. After the game, both elaborated on the incident, with Durant taking exception to Bosh’s antics. The incident began after Bosh delivered a hard foul to prevent Thunder guard James Harden’s fast-break layup. Durant, after trailing the play, shouted to Harden. Bosh then chimed in. “He was telling Harden to dunk on me,” Bosh said. “He said dunk the next one. I expressed that, no, he’s not going to dunk that. And he expressed, yes he is. We just kind of went back and forth. I don’t think it was anything to get a tech over. It was just talking. ”Video replay showed Durant starting to walk away before Bosh began talking. Durant then stopped and barked back. “I was talking to my teammate and he decided he wanted to put his two cents into it,” Durant said. “I’m a quiet guy, a laid back guy. But I’m not going to let nobody talk trash to me. He’s on a good team now so he thinks he can talk a little bit. But it’s a lot of fake tough guys in this league and he’s one of them.’” [...]
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