Kevin Durant's Homophobic, Misogynistic DMs Discussed by Nets, Steve Nash Says

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash told reporters Thursday that the organization has discussed private direct messages that Nets forward Kevin Durant sent to actor Michael Rapaport on Instagram.

"Steve Nash said that the organization has had internal discussions about profanity-ridden exchange—which included misogynistic comments—that Kevin Durant had with Michael Rapaport that was posted on social media," ESPN's Malika Andrews reported. "Nash declined to share specifics of the conversation."

Rapaport shared the direct messages on Twitter Tuesday.

(Warning: images contain homophobic, misogynistic and profane language.)

Durant addressed the conversations later that day:

He also apologized for his language on Thursday:

The private conversation between Durant and Rapaport appeared to start after the actor sent out a tweet in reaction to an interview that KD had with the Inside the NBA crew following a Dec. 22 game against the Golden State Warriors:

Per the screenshots the actor posted, the first message from Durant to Rapaport the morning after the game read "U a b---h." The two went back and forth from there, with Durant appearing to do most of the messaging.

Durant has been sidelined since Feb. 13 with a strained left hamstring. He has averaged 29.0 points per game this season for the first-place Nets.