Just a little disagreement between Tyler Hero and Kevin Durant
It only took a few minutes of play for the tension to rise, this nightduring the match between Miami etc Houston. In question: the tense exchange between Tyler Herro etc Kevin Durantwhich Andrew Wiggins and Josh Okogie had to calm down after a visibly bad Heath backhand remark.
The two protagonists each received a technical fault, before everything quickly returned to normal. They quickly moved on, continuing to tease each other, and even quietly greeted each other at the end of the date. And if Kevin Durant shone with 32 points and 8 assists, Tyler Hero (18 points) had the last word, Miami won (115-105).
“At the end of the day, we’re just competing.”, Tyler Hero saidwho already dated another Rockets player, Amen Thompson, last season. “He said I don’t know how to defend myself, so I told him back. But that’s competition. We love being able to compete against the best in the world. That’s what I live for: I love competition (…). We won, so the team reacted. I just fanned the fire a little.”
Mutual respect
Kevin Durant also spoke after the game, downplaying this confrontation with the Florida guard … who at least had the credit to actually start the game.
“I think we just needed a little shock and a little energy to start the match. As you saw, we were laughing and joking right after.”, he recalled. “I respect Tyler. He has respect for me. These words are at the end of his words. We’re not going to make a big deal out of it. It wasn’t particularly physical on our side. I appreciate his competitiveness, and vice versa. We can move on.”.
For KD, the fight wouldn’t even merit a technical foul. There was no contact, but the words were enough for the referees to sanction and bring everything to themselves.
“It was nothing serious. However, I’m furious that we took the technique anyway. We didn’t rush each other. It was just words. The others tried to calm things down by joking: they don’t want things to get out of hand, so I understand. But I just think it’s a natural part of the game.”
2026-03-01 09:43:00
