On May 6, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In the first round of this year's playoff series, the Nets were swept by the Celtics 0:4, and as the star of the house, Durant could not escape the blame, including the famous commentator Barkley and other critics who criticized Durant.
Earlier today, the war of words between Barkley and Durant escalated again, and Barkley spoke again about the "passenger theory", saying: "Durant is a very good player, he used to have the opportunity to be a bus driver, but he didn't win the championship at that time. I'd say that if you don't win, then you don't have to make excuses, when I was a bus driver, I didn't win, but I didn't make excuses, I accept that, and Durant needs to accept that as well. ”
Barkley then continued: "Just as James is going to win without Wade, Kobe Bryant is going to win without O'Neal. Including O'Neill himself, although he is the most sensitive person in the world, he also used to be he was not a bus driver when he was on the Heat, and there is really nothing to be ashamed of. ”
O'Neill has also expressed his opinion on this, saying: "Saying you are a passenger does not mean that you are not good enough, it is about the team and not the individual. When you're the leader of the team, everything about the team depends on you. When I won the Heat, I was a passenger, I wasn't a driver. I was supposed to be the driver, but after the Heat I gave Wade the keys, he took the keys and we got the championship. There's nothing wrong with that, because it's the process for the team to succeed. ”
Interestingly, Durant posted a tweet earlier today that appeared to respond again. He wrote: "It's like although I like to do nothing, when I'm tired of doing nothing, I have to do something, and that's my fighting spirit!" ”
Since the end of the season, Durant has been in Europe and has watched a lot of European basketball games. It is worth mentioning that when Durant Greece watched the game, he was also booed by some fans.