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Did Kevin Durant send third-person tweets criticizing Billy Donovan, Thunder supporting cast?

Oklahoma City Thunder v Golden State Warriors - Game Two

OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: Head coach Billy Donovan of the Oklahoma City Thunder talks with Kevin Durant #35 during game two of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on May 18, 2016 in Oakland, California. TheWarriors defeated the Thunder 118-91. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Kevin Durant cares what people thinks about him. That much is clear.

We also know a fan tweeted this at the Warriors star:

Did Durant respond with third-person tweets critical of Billy Donovan and the Thunder’s supporting cast for him and Russell Westbrook? These screen shots make it look that way:

If Durant actually sent those tweets, he since deleted them. If these are fake, the fabricators went to decent effort, with different screen shots posted to different long-existing accounts that don’t follow each other.

Fairly or not, Durant is going to be the butt of many jokes today. If he addresses this -- even to deny sending the tweets, which look they were intended to come from an account other than his official one -- he’ll likely only make it worse.

His best bet is just to hope this passes until he can get back on the court and change the conversation with his excellent play.