Kevin Durant’s Friend Exposes Vile Hate Messages From Steph Curry Fans Over ‘Spanking’ Dig

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Kevin Durant’s Friend Exposes Vile Hate Messages From Steph Curry Fans Over ‘Spanking’ Dig (Image source: Imagn)

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant's friend, Eddie Gonzalez, earned the ire of several fans of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry after a recent social media post.

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In a now-expired Instagram story on Friday, Gonzalez shared a graphic by Guru, which detailed that five players have recorded career-highs against Curry and the Warriors. In the caption, Gonzalez criticized the four-time NBA champion and wrote:

"The youngins out here spanking yal favorite player and nobody talks about it cuz he's coddled like a baby and yal want him in those big boy convos? Tuh."
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On Saturday, Gonzalez shared the direct messages he received from fans following his Instagram story. In the messages, fans threw shots at Durant's friend for allegedly downplaying Curry.

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In another post on Saturday, Gonzalez addressed the messages he received and said he is not bothered by them.

"Imagine hating me because your bestest most favoritest basketball player who doesn’t know you exist and wouldn’t care even of they did and the whole time I’m just at the gym with noise cancellation on playing Sabrina Carpenter and Gracie Abrams #getyousomehoesandahobby," Gonzalez tweeted.
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Gonzalez, who also goes by the nickname "Banksy," is a social media personality with over 49,000 followers on X. He is most notably the producer and co-host of "The ETCs with Kevin Durant." In an interview with The Athletic in 2023, Gonzalez detailed that he met Durant on X as the Rockets star noticed one of his tweets.

Since then, Durant and his agent, Rich Kleiman, have worked with Gonzalez in their media company, Boardroom.

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Kevin Durant is not on the injury list for Sunday's game

Kevin Durant has missed two straight games due to personal reasons. In the Houston Rockets' injury report on Saturday, Durant wasn't listed, which could signal that the two-time NBA champion is available against the Utah Jazz.

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The games that Durant missed were against his former teams, the Phoenix Suns on Monday and the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. The Rockets won both games and are now 12-4.

Kevin Durant has played in the Rockets' first 14 games this season, averaging 24.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game on 48.5% shooting. Houston came into the 2025-26 season with massive championship expectations. Pundits and fans expect Durant and Co. to be among the top teams in the loaded Western Conference.

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