Kevin Durant is one of the most gifted basketball players who has ever lived. Seven feet tall, silky smooth, unstoppable from anywhere on the floor. A two-time champion. A two-time Finals MVP. Sixteen All-Star selections. The eighth player in NBA history to reach thirty thousand career points. On paper, an all-time legend. So why does it feel like so much of the NBA world — players, coaches, analysts, and fans alike — genuinely cannot stand the man? The reasons are piling up, and right now, in 2026, they have never been louder. This is why NBA players hate Kevin Durant.