Veteran NBA analysts Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are usually painted as the culprits for this shift in basketball coverage. Despite that, Bayless recently claimed that Durant feels like 'semi-retired' to him, sticking to his ruthless brand of criticizing the top players in the NBA.

Kevin Durant has never been one to shy away from sharing his feelings on anything or anyone on social media and that continued Sunday night when he took a shot at Skip Bayless after the longtime instigator made a claim about Durant's career.

Bayless praised Durant for putting up “tremendous” numbers in averaging 26.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his second season with the Suns, but concluded the video by saying, “And now, to me, as gifted as he is, Kevin is just going through the motions and the Suns have set.”

This isn't the first time Bayless has been critical of Durant, but it appears these comments were the straw that broke the camel's back. After hearing what Bayless had to say, Dur

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Kevin Durant hilariously responds to Skip Bayless's claim of being ‘semi-retired.’ His self-deprecating tweet includes Bayless in the mix, adding to the humorous banter in the world of sports debates.

After labelling Kevin Durant as "semi-retired", famed NBA analyst Skip Bayless has received a retort from the Phoenix Suns' forward.

Kevin Durant did not take kindly to Skip Bayless’ comments on his performance and wasted no time firing back on social media.

If you ask Skip Bayless, he’ll tell you Kevin Durant is the most washed superstar in the NBA. After the Phoenix Suns’ 125-116 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Durant took to social media to fire back at the former Fox Sports host.

Following the Suns win, Kevin Durant hilariously responded to Skip Bayless on Twitter after saying he's mentally 'semi-retired.'