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Kevin Durant fires back at Suns owner Mat Ishbia over trade comments

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Martinez, V. (2026, October 17). Kevin Durant fires back at Suns owner Mat Ishbia over trade comments. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/sports/kevin-durant-suns-owner-mat-ishbia-trade-comments/

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Kevin Durant responded on X to Mat Ishbia’s comments about trading for him, disagreeing with Ishbia's view that bringing in superstar players like Durant doesn’t guarantee championships. Durant referenced his performance and contributions during his time with the Suns, where he averaged 26.8 points per game over two and a half seasons but faced criticism after the team missed the playoffs in 2024-25 and failed to advance past one playoff series before being traded to Houston in July 2025.

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Kevin Durant and Suns owner Mat Ishbia exchanged heated messages on social media in October 2026, with Durant clapping back sarcastically after Ishbia expressed regret over trading for him. In a CNBC interview, Ishbia said bringing in super-talented players like Durant doesn't necessarily lead to championships and that he “threw money at the problem” when acquiring Durant. Durant responded on X (formerly Twitter) by saying "#blamekd even though KD stayed on top of his game at 36 and got u back this ‘culture’ you love so much." Ishbia later clarified, stating he didn't blame Durant but was happy with the culture they were building in Phoenix. Durant then retorted that Ishbia should be grateful, noting he doesn’t need to be paid an absurd amount of money to play for another team. The Suns traded Durant to the Rockets in July 2025 after his two-plus seasons in Phoenix yielded only one playoff series win and missed postseason appearances in 2024-25.

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Kevin Durant has never been one to shy away from social media rants. asserted

Durant → shy → rants

The 16-time All-Star didn’t hold back when responding to Suns owner Mat Ishbia’s comment on trading for Durant. asserted

Star → hold → Durant

“I kind of just threw money at the problem,” Ishbia said of Phoenix’s deal with the Nets to acquire Durant. asserted

Ishbia → throw → Durant

“Bringing in super-talented players like Kevin Durant doesn’t necessarily lead to championships.” asserted

Bringing → bring → championships

Durant didn’t take kindly to those words. asserted

Durant → take → words

“#blameKD even though KD stayed on top of his game at 36 and got u back this “culture” you love so much. asserted

you → stay → culture

Aye, Matthew acts like I got arrested for a DUI or sumn. asserted

I → act → DUI

Back to threads 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂,” Durant wrote in a post on X. The Suns parted ways with Durant in July 2025 when they traded him to the Rockets in a seven-team deal. asserted

they → write → deal

Durant’s tenure in Phoenix was somewhat disappointing given the Suns only won one playoff series and missed the postseason during the 2024-25 season. asserted

Suns → give → season

The two-time NBA champion averaged 26.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists across 2 ½ seasons with the Suns. asserted

champion → average → Suns

Ahead of the 2025 trade deadline, the Suns were secretly shopping Durant and attempted to orchestrate a multi-team trade to send him back to Golden State. asserted

Suns → shop → State

Durant found out about the trade talks from outside parties and admitted he was initially upset after the Suns’ front office caught him by surprise. asserted

office → find → surprise

Kevin Durant fires back at Suns owner Mat Ishbia over trade comments

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