Kevin Durant has a history of emo Internet behavior.
At least in this latest instance he used his real name.
It all started when self-described "teenage basketball analyst" Kalyb Champion dropped this post on IG.
"3 elite two way players but don't elevate a team quite like LeBron and Steph due to their playmaking/leadership deficiencies," Champion wrote on a photo of Durant, Kawai Leonard, and Anthony Davis.
Durant quickly clapped back in Champion's DMs, calling him a "Middle school/knock off Stephen A. [Smith].
It goes on from there, and you can check out the whole correspondence by clicking through below.
Nothing gonna stop me from achieving my dream now @kevindurant
A post shared by Kalyb Champion (@bucketscenter) on
Durant's main gripe is that the kid tagged him in posts and then got defensive when he actually responded.
That's a fair point. But why's KD responding at all?