On March 28, Beijing time, the Hornets beat the Nets 119-110 away, durant contributed 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, but only hit 9 goals in 24 shots, 3 of 11 three-pointers, and only 1 of 8 in the final quarter. After the game, the US media exposed the scene where Durant was taunted by the Hornets general PJ Washington.
The scene took place with 1 minute and 49 seconds left before the end of the first half. At that time, PJ Washington received a pass from Lamelo Ball, faced Durant's close defense, dribbled the ball and hooked the ball. Slow motion showed Washington turning around after scoring a goal and making a "too short" gesture, which was a mockery of Durant's defense. After the US media released this video, fans began to discuss, some fans think that Washington is too crazy, and some fans think that this is a deliberate response to Durant's previous taunts of others.
Durant once made a "too small" gesture during the game to taunt the Knicks' Fournier. Owen also reproduced Durant's gesture in training, and did not expect to mock others' Durant, but also taunted by the juniors.
The 23-year-old Washington excelled in today's win over the Nets, playing 31 minutes, shooting 8-of-12 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range, with 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, no turnovers, plus-minus +17 being the highest in the game. After the game, Washington said: "We have been targeting since this morning, so everyone came on the pitch and did what we had to do. We were fearless, just played our own game and we remained aggressive no matter who the opponent was. ”
The win in this game lifted the Hornets to eighth in the East, while the Nets dropped to ninth in the East. Washington, who mocked Durant for being too short, was 2 meters 01 meters tall, which was 7 centimeters shorter than Durant's official height of 2 meters 08.