Kevin Durant Doubles Down After Social Media Critique Of Eighth-grader

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has defended his brutally honest critique of an eighth-grader who posted video of himself attempting to shoot hoops on .  <br>Video of Jayden Moore, 13,  [https://clientsothersite.com/ agen slot online terbaru] from Minnetonka, , pulling off a series of moves on the court ended up going viral and has been viewed more than six million times.<br>But the NBA star did not hold back in his disdain for the youngster's attempt. <br>'This s**t stinks,' Durant tweeted this week after watching Moore missing a shot.<br>Durant's tough love garnered its own criticism [https://stop-usa.org/ casino online terpercaya] with many reminding the 33-year-old player that Moore was just a young kid.<br>         Video of Jayden Moore, 13, which has been viewed almost 6 million times, shows the teen spinning around before missing a shot at the hoop in a basketball game <br>         The footage caught the attention of Brooklyn Nets NBA star Kevin Durant who tweete            Durant later pushed back and doubled down on his critique, saying: 'It's about habits man'<br>'He's just a kid, champ,' wrote Sreenivasan Jain.<br>But Durant pushed back stating: 'It's about habits man.'<br>Jayden was humble in his response to the NBA superstar. <br>'Thanks for the constructive criticism..<br><br>I've grown from my 6th grade year! Maybe we can work on some stuff together!! All love. Hopefully I can get to where you at one day! #keepgrinding,' he tweeted in response. <br>Jayden told  that he was 'hurt and confused' after Durant went at him.<br>         <br>         One user defended Moore's performance because he was just a young teen, Durant fired back 'It's about habits man.' <br>         Jayden was humble in his response to Durant and thanked him for the 'constructive criticism'<br>Jayden apparently saw the move - which saw him turning around on the court before attempting to shoot a hoop - on Instagram and had bet his father $10 if he could execute it on the court.<br>'Like, what made him take time out of his day to say something negative instead of encouraging me or  [https://o3restaurant.com/ judi online terbaru] telling what really needs to be done and  agen slot online terbaru ([https://wildcoast-usa.com/ https://wildcoast-usa.com/]) then texting me privately or something like that,' Jayden said.<br>Jayden's mother, Valeta,  [https://g3m88.com/ judi online terbaru] said she told her son to not take the criticism personally.<br> 'I was going to say, "Why's KD being so mean? It's the week of Christmas",' she said.<br>         <br>         <br>         Reaction on Twitter was mixed with some supporters defending Durant but many said it was inappropriate to go after the teen <br>'There's almost an immaturity with them (NBA players) to take the time to even go on Twitter and look at that and comment,' said Jayden's coach, Ken Novak.<br>'In fairness to them, I'm sure they're trying to create what they see as better basketball, people sharing.<br><br>And maybe they're making a comment trying to say that. But they've just got to realize who they're saying it to.'<br>Reaction on Twitter was mixed with some supporters defending Durant saying he was not criticizing the teenager.<br>Others suggested that the 'tough love' received from Durant could help Jayden develop as a player. <br><br>