CJ McCollum was defiant when he went on Kevin Durant‘s podcast this past offseason. He claimed the Portland Trail Blazers should be considered one of the elite teams in the Western Conference and could challenge the Golden State Warriors’ claim for supremacy.
Durant laughed it off and seemed to scold McCollum for his bravado and belief. That sparked Internet reactions laughing at McCollum and the Blazers. Portland, after all, embarrassingly were swept out of the first round even with homecourt advantage.
Famously, McCollum responded to one fan shouting at him to win something with, “I’m trying Jennifer.