NBA star Kevin Durant takes shot at Stephen A Smith amid questions over leadership

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NBA star Kevin Durant threw some shade at ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday's "First Take" debate about how much blame the Phoenix Suns star should shoulder for the team’s poor season.

The banner on "First Take" read, "How much blame does Durant deserve for the Suns season?" Smith then dove into how Suns team owner Mat Ishbia is on the verge of becoming one of the worst owners in the history of the sport.

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Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, #35, brings the ball up as Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, #5, defends him in the fourth quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis on March 28, 2025. (Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images)

Durant took his own shot at Smith after a fan pointed out the talking points on X.

"Steve is trying to run for president, u think he actually paid attention to a struggling team?? It’s called propaganda," Durant wrote.

Durant suggested his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign with the Golden State Warriors in 2016 started the hate campaign against him. Durant won two titles with the Warriors before he left the team to sign with the Brooklyn Nets.

He added that he believed he was "one of the greatest leaders of all time" and it was a "shame" one of the fans who reacted to him could not see it.

Stephen A. Smith on the ESPN "NBA Countdown" live set at Intuit Dome. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

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Smith fired back.

"Are we allowed to say anything?" Smith said. "There’s a residue of crumbs all over the place about things