Veteran NBA analysts Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are usually painted as the culprits for this shift in basketball coverage. Despite that, Bayless recently claimed that Durant feels like 'semi-retired' to him, sticking to his ruthless brand of criticizing the top players in the NBA.

Kevin Durant has never been one to shy away from sharing his feelings on anything or anyone on social media and that continued Sunday night when he took a shot at Skip Bayless after the longtime instigator made a claim about Durant's career.

Kevin Durant did not take kindly to Skip Bayless’ comments on his performance and wasted no time firing back on social media.

Bayless praised Durant for putting up “tremendous” numbers in averaging 26.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his second season with the Suns, but concluded the video by saying, “And now, to me, as gifted as he is, Kevin is just going through the motions and the Suns have set.”

This isn't the first time Bayless has been critical of Durant, but it appears these comments were the straw that broke the camel's back. After hearing what Bayless had to say, Dur

After labelling Kevin Durant as "semi-retired", famed NBA analyst Skip Bayless has received a retort from the Phoenix Suns' forward.

Following the Suns win, Kevin Durant hilariously responded to Skip Bayless on Twitter after saying he's mentally 'semi-retired.'

Kevin Durant's Twitter fingers are at it again. Or are they X fingers? Either way, KD took to the social media platform Sunday to give his thoughts on recent comments from Skip Bayless. Bayless said Saturday that Durant looks "semi-retired" to him.

The Phoenix Suns have disappointed in this 2024-25 NBA season, and Skip Bayless reckons that Kevin Durant being "mentally semi-retired" is a big reason why. Bayless made the absurd claim on an episode of The Skip Bayless Show,