The NBA's Opening Night matchup between the Warriors and Nets didn't provide much entertainment, but Kevin Durant's postgame interview sure did.
Following Brooklyn's 125-99 victory over Golden State on Tuesday, the "NBA on TNT" crew caught up with Durant, who scored 22 points in his first meaningful action since he suffered an Achilles injury during the 2019 NBA Finals. The two-time Finals MVP didn't seem all that interested in chatting with Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal, though he wasn't exactly getting peppered with great questions.
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One exchange stood out as particularly awkward. Barkley attempted to elicit a response regarding Durant's recovery process, but his phrasing allowed Durant to answer with a simple, "Yeah."
KD joined the @NBAonTNT crew after his Nets debut
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 23, 2020
It’s been 561 days since his last NBA game pic.twitter.com/uc03h2LNV1
That opened the door for the panel to mock Barkley and Durant with their own unenthusiastic responses.
Inside The NBA roasting KD immediately after interviewing him...Savage LOL pic.twitter.com/JFDnuKa38P
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) December 23, 2020
Of course TNT wasn't going to show that clip just one time. Following the conclusion of the Clippers-Lakers game, Ernie, Kenny and Shaq were cracking up at the reaction shots.
Chuck's face after KD's short answer 😭
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 23, 2020
(via @NBAonTNT) pic.twitter.com/SllFXFgwAT
Even Warriors forward Draymond Green, who sat out Opening Night with a foot injury, got in on the fun.
The KD and Chuck exchange 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) December 23, 2020
Good to see that the "NBA on TNT" is already in midseason form.
