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Videos circulating on social media appeared to show Kevin Durant engaged in a heated exchange with a fan sitting courtside during Friday’s Rockets-Pistons game.
Durant became irritated and eventually launched a profanity-laced rant at the fan, who was wearing Durant’s Brooklyn Nets No. 7 jersey. Durant joined the Nets in 2020 before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2023.
“Who are you talking to, you big bastard?” Durant seemed to say at the start of the first clip. “You’re not going to do anything stupid! … Watch your fucking mouth.”
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Kevin Durant of the Houston Rockets against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on January 23, 2026 in Detroit. (Grégory Shamus/Getty Images)
A staff member intervened, but Durant continued to bite the fan briefly before finally walking away. In another clip, Durant had a towel around his neck as the confrontation with the fan continued during a stoppage in play for a referee’s video review.
The fan notably appeared to remove his Durant jersey at one point before the second clip began.
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A hot mic also appeared to catch Durant ordering someone to perform a sexual act while he was shooting a free throw in the second quarter. Durant backed up that outburst with a team-high 32 points to lift the Rockets to a 111-104 victory in Detroit.
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant during overtime against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on January 22, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)
After the game, Durant acknowledged the increased physicality and intensity that typically surfaces as the season progresses.
“The intensity is going to increase as the season goes on and … teams are preparing to make that effort. It’s right before the All-Star break,” Durant told reporters, according to the Houston Chronicle.
“So usually teams start to make that effort: Okay, this is what we want to be. You can feel it this time of year. Tonight it was physical. It’s going to be more physical in the future for us.”
Detroit Pistons guard Javonte Green (31) defends Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) during the first half at Little Caesars Arena on January 23, 2026, in Detroit. (David Reginek/Imagn Images)
The Rockets return home Monday for a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
