Kevin Durant and Stephen A. Smith have a history. Back in 2015, Smith linked KD to the Lakers. Wrong. Then in 2019, he linked Durant to the Knicks. Wrong again. Durant was not pleased.
So while Smith has regularly defended Durant against those who would suggest he is not the best player on the planet, Durant is always ready to do battle when he feels Smith has gone too far on all matters NBA, not just his game.
So when Stephen A. suggested that Steph Curry had changed the game for the better while Michael Jordan had changed it for the worse (!