Kevin Durant’s one of the greatest NBA players ever to lace up some sneakers. A prolific scorer with a few championship rings, Durant doesn’t really have anything to prove — at least in terms of his individual resume.
But his calves — notoriously “skinny,” though not shockingly for a 6-foot-10 athlete — leave a lot to be desired, according to one Detroit Lions player’s dad.
The second episode of Hard Knocks with the Lions focused a lot on promising Detroit receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. When diving into his background, it was discovered that Brown’s dad is John Brown — an esteemed bodybuilder in the 1980s.
The senior Brown naturally takes it upon himself to train his son in the gym during the offseason. And when discussing his philosophy to polish up and avoid future injuries, he took quite a passionate left-field shot at Durant’s calves:
KD just caught the most random stray on Hard Knocks pic.twitter.com/G3c4c3JYi9
— Ahmed/INeedHer.eth 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) August 17, 2022
Phew boy. Let’s rewind that quote to fully appreciate the senior Brown’s candor.
“Kevin Durant and these guys, messing their Achilles up. I have a question for guys like Kevin Durant — when’s the last time you did a calf raise?”
Honestly, with limited knowledge of body composition myself, it might be a fair question! Durant famously missed the entire 2019-20 NBA season after tearing his Achilles in the 2019 NBA Finals. Amid his recovery, he jumped ship from the dynastic Warriors to the Nets.
Perhaps if Durant had heeded John Brown’s advice about taking care of your calves back then, NBA history would’ve looked dramatically different.
Both NBA and NFL fans thought Brown's shot at Durant's calves was hilarious
Def caught a stray https://t.co/LNhS1TmMlr
— The iLL-Advised Podcast (@illadvisedpod) August 17, 2022
Not a calf raise 😂🤣😂 https://t.co/h0JmHBMwHn
— Sarah (@wonderwoman_se) August 17, 2022
Dawg lol https://t.co/FHxUnpGhqd
— Armando (@ArmanditoV) August 17, 2022
— FijiVoid (@VoidFiji) August 17, 2022
I was thinking the same thing when I watched this lmao he can’t catch a break https://t.co/jeTJLiOHg3
— KT (@ImbackKT) August 17, 2022
🤣🤣🤣 they made sure to include this too https://t.co/zSBKOpeJhU
— stephen ugbah (@ugbah95) August 17, 2022
This was so funny 😂 https://t.co/PCS7yQzest
— You Are Doing Good 🍊 (@_itsjones) August 17, 2022
I’m crying this was so unnecessary https://t.co/bYlXz8W4Hh
— Raza (@alirazah) August 17, 2022
😂😂😂😂 damn https://t.co/AhYJV0qyXL
— corleone 🌹 (@plentyflavor) August 17, 2022
Pops funny as hell https://t.co/2hrHK0fCIU
— Everyone kinda hates Chris 🦅🦅🦅 (@SoLaidBack_) August 17, 2022
early morning KD slander >>> a cup of coffee https://t.co/fP76xBGSC7
— DeSoto (@Call_em_June) August 17, 2022
What KD do to him? 😫🤣 https://t.co/5zEB0Vdn73
— JJH (@therealjayham) August 17, 2022
KD after seeing last nights episode of Hard Knocks: https://t.co/2WfoFxuuQZ pic.twitter.com/QbWPmwpcva
— Meko Scott (@meko2789) August 17, 2022
