NBA Playoffs Bucks Nets: Kevin Durant Goes Off on ESPN's Jay Williams

Kevin Durant disputed what Jay Williams said on ESPN.

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-86 in Game 2 on Monday evening in Brooklyn.

Kevin Durant had 32 points.

On ESPN on Tuesday, Jay Williams shared a story about Durant (see Tweet with video from ESPN's The Undefeated below).

“Don’t you ever compare me to Giannis” - Kevin Durant told Jay Williams put some respek’ on his name.pic.twitter.com/Ed04jM0TLr

— Andscape (@andscape) June 8, 2021

Durant on Instagram says that never happened, and a picture of that can be seen below from Hoop Central.

Kevin Durant calls 🧢 pic.twitter.com/DgwD02s7vI

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 8, 2021

Durant also took to his Twitter account to talk about the situation.

Mans will do anything to advance their careers in this media shit, wanting to be accepted by an industry that will dispose of you whenever they please. Keep me out all that corny ass talk about whos better and legacy and all that dumb ass shit. I don’t even talk like that

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 8, 2021

The Nets were 1-point favorites at home in Brooklyn against the Milwaukee Bucks for Game 2, according to FanDuel.

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