When Kevin Durant originally compared LeBron James’ move to the Philadelphia 76ers to some of the biggest decisions of his own career, he didn’t mention any names. He simply remarked that when he joined a team with multiple 20-point scorers, it was labeled “unfair.”As the story has evolved, however, Durant has identified former Golden State Warriors teammates by name on social media to defend his past decision. That hasn’t gone over well with at least one of them.After Durant said he thought that James’ new team is more stacked individually than those Warriors, Klay Thompson, now with the Dallas Mavericks, took exception to his name being used to bolster Durant’s argument. He reposted a Bleacher Report graphic featuring Durant’s comment to his Instagram story.“Aye man u good?” Thompson wrote, tagging Durant. “What u using my full government for?”
Klay Thompson didn’t appreciate KD’s comment on Instagram 👀
“Aye man, u good?” pic.twitter.com/K0Zu33lIba
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 4, 2026Durant used Thompson’s status then as supporting evidence for his point.“Ain’t close,” Durant wrote in reply to an Instagram comment comparing the talent level of the newly formed 76ers with the 2016-17 Warriors team he left Oklahoma City to join. “Joel [Embiid] MVP, recently. Jaylen Brown, recent Finals MVP, Tyrese Maxey, All-Star in the last 3 years. We all know what Bron does.
