Kevin Durant on injury-plagued season: ‘Sh*t happens’

By Josh Criswell | Apr 15, 2015

Mar 20, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) is seen on the floor prior to action against the Atlanta Hawks at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant expresses frustration with his injury-filled season on Twitter.

Twitter can be used as a great tool for professional athletes and their fans to interact. When the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Kevin Durant went down with a season-ending and career-threatening foot injury earlier this season, his loyal and passionate fans were amongst the first to blow up the All-Star’s Twitter feed with ‘get well’ wishes and inspirational quotes.

This time, however, one Twitter follower apparently irritated the the usually soft-spoken Durant with questions regarding his extremely disappointing and injury-plagued 2014-2015 season, evoking a brief and profane response.

Shit happens RT @IsaacGregoire_: @KDTrey5 dropped out of usa to prevent injury for current season, got injured anyway, thoughts?
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) April 15, 2015

Have no fears, I will not be bashing Durant for using profanity in response to a fan. In fact, I probably would have responded the same way.

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What answer was this follower expecting from his loaded question directed at the NBA‘s reigning MVP? What thoughts exactly does he expect? Did he expect Durant to produce a generic, PR-friendly statement about how its all just a small bump in the road to success?

Personally, I am glad that Durant kept it real. This fan was either trolling or needs to come up with better questions, and the Oklahoma City forward handled the tweet as graciously as one can when dropping an expletive.

A better question, and one that is the most pressing red flag surrounding one of the best players in the league would have been, ‘what makes you different than the other great players to have their careers cut short by injuries?’

Lower body injuries, especially foot problems among tall players are almost always a major warning sign. Durant recently underwent bone graft surgery after a Jones fracture he suffered back in October failed to heal properly.

If you were wondering why Jones fracture sounds so familiar, it is because the same injury eventually ended Yao Ming’s once-promising career. After suffering the injury back in 2006, Yao never returned to his status as an elite center and perennial All-Star, and the 7-foot-6 big man was forced to leave the game as a shell of his former self just four years later.

Durant is expected to be fully recovered from the surgery within six months, but for a player with as much upside as him, the 26-year old must take his recovery as slowly as necessary. The last thing anybody wants to see is one of the league’s superstars to become the next cautionary tale of what could have been.

Personally, I do not see Durant becoming the all-time great that he was once predicted to be. However, his incredible shooting ability at 6-foot-10 gives him tremendous potential to have a long, successful NBA career, despite the recent setbacks.

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