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We should have seen the Kevin Durant implosion coming

By Joshua Lea

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MAY 6: San Antonio Spurs GM, R.C. Buford talks to OKC Thunder GM, Sam Presti before Game Three of the Western Conference Semi Finals on May 6, 2016 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MAY 6: San Antonio Spurs GM, R.C. Buford talks to OKC Thunder GM, Sam Presti before Game Three of the Western Conference Semi Finals on May 6, 2016 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Kevin Durant, a professional basketball player with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Golden State Warriors, listens during the TechCrunch Disrupt 2017 in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. It was here where he admitted to tweeting out negative comments about the OKC Thunder. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images /

The OKC Thunder seem to always be in the middle of discussions involving Kevin Durant. After his latest debacle, you can’t help but wonder if anyone saw this coming.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are gearing up to make another run to the playoffs. This offseason brought some interesting drama. First, the trade involving Paul George. Second, OKC fans and the public are getting a glimpse of who Kevin Durant is.

Durant has some serious insecurities. I’m sure you’ve heard by now the story of Durant creating a fake Twitter account slamming Thunder coach Billy Donovan and his former teammates. The same teammates that helped him reach the Western Conference Finals in 2016.

The tweet-storm caused by Durant came after Twitter user @harrisonmc15 posted a photo of the tweets with the following message “KD has secret accounts that he uses to defend himself and forgot to switch to them when he was replying to this guy I’m actually speechless.”

Most of the country was speechless along with him. Durant has since apologized for the tweets. Here’s the video via Anthony Slater.

You can’t help but wonder if OKC general manager Sam Presti knew that this was coming. Just maybe, OKC dodged a bullet of embarrassment from this guy. Durant has been a PR nightmare since his departure from Oklahoma City. What’s interesting is he didn’t have this problem while he was in Oklahoma City.

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Presti is an educated man – maybe he studies in psychology.  Maybe Durant’s insecurities are something that was foreseen by Presti and the Thunder organization. Going from small-town hero to a villain can damage anybodies psyche. Just look what happened to LeBron when he went to Miami.

I am willing to bet that Presti realized Durant has the capability to be his own worst enemy. Keep in mind, I am not saying Presti knew Durant was leaving OKC. I am merely saying that Presti knew Durant had multiple insecurities.

Durant and others must learn mental toughness, especially with social media. You can’t let fans get under your skin. Exercising restraint is key, especially when the entire world is hanging on your timeline waiting for you to make a mistake.

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