Durant beefs with McCollum on Twitter following heated podcast appearance
Warning: Tweets contain coarse language
Kevin Durant and C.J. McCollum likely won't be exchanging Christmas cards this year.
The reigning back-to-back Finals Most Valuable Player recently appeared on McCollum's "Pull Up" podcast, with the two engaging in a conversation about Durant's Golden State Warriors signing DeMarcus Cousins in free agency.
This led to Durant trash-talking McCollum's Portland Trail Blazers - while both players laughed - by suggesting they're not in the running to win an NBA title.
Kevin Durant straight up laughed at the Blazers getting swept and Boogie signing with Golden State to CJ McCollum on CJ’s own podcast.
— Kris Hanson (@KrisHansonRCF) July 25, 2018
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McCollum was later asked on Twitter Wednesday night whether it was OK to call Durant "the B word" again - a response to Durant seemingly disrespecting McCollum on his own show.
While the 26-year-old shooting guard wouldn't go as far as to describe Durant with such foul language, he did fire shots at the All-Star forward by calling his decision to sign with the Warriors "soft."
I still think the b word is harsh and shouldn’t be used. . He know that decision was soft but I respect it. It’s like getting jumped with ur brothers by a gang you should’ve beat then joining the gang that jumped u and ur brothers 2 months later & forgetting about your bros https://t.co/BFGqQy1lwR
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 26, 2018
As one would expect, Durant responded to McCollum shortly after.
So,I would get into a gang fight, lose, plot on my brother for 2 months in our home and then go get the gang we lost to and beat him up? U think that low of me CJ? I just did your fuckin podcast. Snakes in the grass boy I tell ya 🤣
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 26, 2018
He then engaged with several other users but deleted the tweets minutes later.
so kevin durant got in a big back-and-forth with people on twitter and then deleted all the tweets pic.twitter.com/iD4PSMXLJ8
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) July 26, 2018
Rather than continue the war of words, McCollum shut down the notion that there's a feud between him and Durant while refuting the claim that he's a "snake in the grass."
There is no feud y’all gotta chill. It was simply an analogy. I’m done speaking on KD and the warriors bc it’s childish of me to do so and soft lol (will be taken out of context). I’ve always said what I feel but we all know I’ve never been a 🐍. Back to the grind pic.twitter.com/93B39bqKTS
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 26, 2018