Kevin Durant includes his voice to criticism of TNT: 'Them old heads need to go delight in retirement'

Ratings for the NBA on TNT this season, a welcome relief for the league as well as the TNT production crew, thinking about the pandemic, yet in recent weeks, game telephone call and studio crew have taken some hits from fans and doubters.

It's not unusual as an example to listen to game announcers misidentify players, as they did a couple of games back when Chris Webber on more than one event called Taurean Prince "DeMarre Carroll." And also eight years after the Nets relocated to Brooklyn, there are been recommendations to the New Jersey Nets.

Yet the largest and also most recent objection has been guided at the "Inside the NBA" studio team, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith as well as Shaquille O'Neal. Existing players are not happy to forgive and forget previous grievances. Back in December, Kevin Durant was short with Barkley in a post-game Q. & A, looking down as well as away while giving him a one word response on his post-injury rehabilitation. Not just did KD offer the Chuckster short shrift, He also was respectful with others on the panel.

This of course came after Barkley had charged Durant of being a "passenger" on the Warriors 2 NBA champions ... despite having actually won the Finals MVP twice. KD does not forget.

Then, Thursday night, points obtained weirder. The "Inside the NBA" staff has gotten down on the current NBA, surpassing well beyond positive objection.

An Instagram post by BasketballNews.com's Etan Thomas stimulated a discussion concerning Barkley's recent comment that NBA players "deserve some preferential treatment" when it pertains to the COVID-19 injection due to just how much they pay in tax obligations. Durant didn't hold back after seeing that, replying to the article in the remarks.

" I do not recognize why they still request this idiot's opinion," Durant talked about the post.

Then, O'Neal had an odd, to claim the least, post-game exchange with Donovan Mitchell. O'Neal informing Mitchell that he doesn't believe Mitchell can take his game to the following level. Mitchell, seemingly surprised, can just muster an "Aight ...".

Durant checked in on that particular as well.

" Them old heads require to go appreciate retirement," Durant discussed an IG post pertaining to the back-and-forth. "These children have trains they collaborate with daily lol.".

LeBron James also weighed in: "There's a difference in between positive criticism as well as soft disliking though. I've seen it both means come my method, mainly the hate. You can hear it in their delivery.".

It's unlikely we will hear about any exchange between the NBA and TNT. That'll be private, but it's also not likely the league won't claim anything. Will it indicate anything?