Kevin Durant's fiery response leaves one fan regretting his retirement chatter

Insider Brett Siegel highlighted an alleged burner account Durant operates that was used to question the basketball IQ of his own teammates, "has no doubt caused friction in the locker room and internally with the organization." After the rumored chemistry issues and the playoff exit, Paul Pierce said that the Durant experiment in Houston is already over.

In this chaotic vacuum, when a fan online told Durant it was time to retire, KD being KD clapped back, saying, "You need to retire them fedoras. — you dude."

The seven-time All-NBA forward has never been the type to absorb fan criticism quietly, and his unfiltered clap-backs on social media are practically a career highlight reel of their own.

Despite his playoff disappointment, Durant finished the regular season averaging 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists at age 37. Given such strong numbers, any kind of retirement talk was bound to land wrong.

While there was serious speculation about a trade, Siegel reported that Houston has "no immediate intention" of moving Durant this summer. The Rockets' front office is expected to "run it back," focusing on adding depth rather than trading their star.

So, he isn't retiring anytime soon and until he gives a clue otherwise, nobody will likely dare to suggest it again.

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