Did Kevin Durant shoot his shot at Caitlin Clark under Fever star’s latest post? Debunking wild rumor

Caitlin Clark returned from a five-game absence on Saturday to lead the Indiana Fever to a 102-88 win over the previously unbeaten New York Liberty. Clark dazzled the basketball world, particularly late in the first quarter when she hit three straight 3-pointers behind 27 feet. The WNBA superstar posted clips of her impressive return and wrote on Instagram that it was “good to be back.”

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NBA Centel, a parody account on X (formerly Twitter), jumped in on the viral photos on Wednesday and photoshopped a reaction from Kevin Durant. Clark’s IG post garnered reactions from LeBron James, Sydney Colson, Aliyah Boston, the Fever and many others, but not from Durant.

The trolling from Centel also quickly became viral, earning over 78,000 views in less than an hour.

In the edited reaction from Durant, the former MVP supposedly wrote that Caitlin Clark was his “type of hooper” and noted “DMs.” The WNBA All-Star’s make-believe reaction showed an emoji with raised eyebrows.

Durant and Clark are in the headlines again. KD remains a fixture in trade rumors in the NBA offseason, while Clark got into a scuffle against Connecticut Sun players on Tuesday. The parody site on X could not resist putting them together in one hilarious post.

Kevin Durant agreed to Team USA Basketball’s decision to leave Caitlin Clark off the list

Roughly a year ago, fans expressed outrage following Caitlin Clark’s omission from the women’s USA basketball team that competed in the 2024 Olympics. Many, including former and present players, speculated on reasons why the then-Indiana Fever rookie could not make the team.

Kevin Durant, who was on Team USA’s men’s basketball team, tossed in his thoughts about the omission in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

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"I still think there's proper steps you have to take in our world to be considered an Olympian. I think she's definitely going to be on one of these teams going forward, but for right now there's better candidates out there I think. But Caitlin's just gotta continue to keep showing up every day."

Caitlin Clark said in June 2024, when the roster came out, that there was “no disappointment.” She added that she was “excited for the girls that are on the team.” The point guard continued that the omission would fuel her to work hard for a 2028 selection.

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