Rockets At NBA All-Star 2026: Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun & Reed Sheppard + KD Twitter DRAMA!?
Rockets At NBA All-Star 2026: Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun & Reed Sheppard + KD Twitter DRAMA!?
Houston Rockets shine at NBA All-Star Weekend 2026 with Kevin Durant, Alperen Şengün, and Reed Shepard all representing the squad. Can their All-Star appearances ignite a playoff surge for Houston? Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down Reed Shepard’s standout performance in the Rising Stars game and dissects the impact of the new All-Star Game format, questioning if separating American and international players truly benefits fans.
Key discussions include Kevin Durant’s on-court highlights, Şengün’s handling of a tough political spotlight, and proposed fixes for the NBA’s struggling dunk contest and 3-point shootout. The episode tackles the swirling controversy of the “Kevin Durant Twitter Files”—is locker room drama brewing, or is it baseless internet noise? Tune in for sharp analysis, bold All-Star Weekend ideas, and the latest in Houston Rockets headlines.
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32 Comments
I couldn't be less interested in the "celebrity" game. Guess you could call it the amateur game but still not that interesting 🤷♂️
Yeah nobody thinks your cringe either Jackson. Wemby making you look stupid with your preseason top players. Put kd over him just cause he has a legacy when the whole point of ranking was who gonna be better moving forward. Eat that crow and watch Wemby own your rockets
Why all the gimmicks? Why can't you just play the best versus the best again? I do not care about gimmicks at all.
there was a moment on fvv podcast w kd around the first half somewhere… who can read between the lines, just confirms it!
I miss Dillon Brooks. Culture is a real thing, and the Rockets culture this year is worse than last year.
I agree, these stupid questions about Israel is a product of Zionism.
Jackson What do you think about Eipstein files tho? lol it's okay. we don't talk gory stuff here
I like the new format. I think the players enjoyed it too. I really don’t know what you’re talking about and why you don’t like it. But I loved it.
That is not KD. Don’t know why you are bringing it up. Speculation, really! Stop it!!!
Just a thought Jackson! We win the chip n in the offseason hornets offer kon the nipple n filler for Kd u do it???
Kd fucked our chemistiry
Uduka and kd should be sent
KD is trying to distract people from his huge turnovers. What's his turnovers got to do with another player not shooting well? His own mistakes or inabilities cannot be written to other players'. He should mind his own business. It is always like that. If a player such as Alpi is humble and is ready to accept criticisms, every illogical guy turns on him and starts making a scapegoat of that player. Did KD ever criticize himself for anything over the years, I wonder? To be truthful, the Rockets were playing better than now and were in a better position last year. When KD joined the team, the team regressed. His passes usually do not go to the intended destination; he cannot handle the ball well. Can he defend? I doubt that either. I know Alpi can shoot. He should take shots and get at least 4 out of 10. Is it not the figure that KD usually gets usually? 0/7, 5/14 or so? KD should come out and deny or accept what has been said. KD should be a mentor and not an enemy inside the team.
Been calling out Sengun for his non shooting and lack of defense… im glad KD been paying attention 😂
Jabari is slow tbh. That's not a lie. Like without the rockets he would be in the g League or overseas
Gatlin, I think you should choose your words carefully too. KD might drop a trash talking bomb on you next.
I wish they’d just go back to East vs. West. That was the best format imo.
Either trade Alp, Jabari or KD. I am a big Alp fan but I want to support Jabari here. Ime Udoka cannot properly utilize Alp, Reed, Amen and Jabari. He just gives the ball to KD in isolation. It is bright as day now! That mf is toxic as hell! Fck him! Fck Udoka! Fck Houston! Save those boys from Houston! That city is a fuckn dump and they will never win sht!
MJ, LeBron, Kobe, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Shaq, Steph, Russell, Duncan, … and I stop here. KD ain't nowhere near the all time top 10. That loser mf plays pick up games! He ain't no team player!
I said it at the beginning. Since KD came to this team, he has done more harm than good to the team. As a person with a high ego, he looks down on others. He disrupted the order of the team. Udoka also contributed to this disruption by establishing the game around KD.Everyone talks about the ups and downs of Alpi's, Amen's and Jabari's participation, but no one can think that it is due to the unhappiness of the team.The main reason for this is KD and Udoka.Now, after these words of KD, it seems like there will be more unrest.
I do not understand some Rockets fans! Maybe some great player talks about you on an outlet somewhere critizing you and you take that as a motivation. That is not the situation here. KD cussing out his own teammates here. That is not a criticism. That is something that can potentially hinder a player's professional development. KD cannot stay in Houston after that. Send him home. Fck him! If Houstonian still want KD, that city is way worse than I thought. If you do that, fck yall! Sengun, Amen, Jabari, Reed… yall gonna be a beast! It is just not gonna happen with KD on the team and Udoka as the coach.
Is there anything the team can do if the files end up being true? Like I’d assume you’d want him off the team but is there any scenario where they’d not have to eat the contract? I guess we’ve already seen you can get caught gambling, not play and still get paid
Lmao that was definitely Durant
That crap is made up when have you ever known KD to do crap like that to young players knowing that they are putting in the work to get better just like he was when he got into the league
Durant diyip duruyordunuz alın size bir yılan bir de Alperen’e laf ediyor yılan yılan
How smart you need to be to figure out if KD did what the brilliant spectators figured out, and how stupid you have to be to post those dumb tweets?
IMAO every time I hear these really moronic public assumptions…
And so typical of you Jackson, so ready to be disappointed someone you high praise (I presume; besides his talent; his demeanors, his maturity, and general attitude towards life) in a jiffy with one accusation! Ye have faith a tinny bit, won't you? Use your intuition, not your intellect…
Her zaman söylerim güzel ahlak en iyisidir Udoka kimin karısını ayırtmıştı da kovuldu ve şimdi durant ile kankiler bu büyük bir sorun ahlak olmadığı yerde çöküş başlar
Do yourselves a mental health favor fellas, move on to future seasons lmao
Trade KD to the Clippers for DG and First Round picks, build around Amen and Sengun, use to picks to get guard help and a big-man to compliment Sengun.
Technology can be very dangerous. But is it actually confirmed that the fake account belongs to Kevin Durant? Is it 100% certain that it’s his? If that’s true, then technology really is dangerous. As an Alperen fan, I genuinely feel sorry for Kevin Durant. People who reach a certain level and status need to be more careful. However, social media can become a different kind of addiction. If the allegations are not true, he should clarify it as soon as possible. And even if they are true, in my opinion, he should deny the claims.
Hear me out, next year you get the Thompson twins headlining the dunk contest
Jackson, love you dude but that was unhealthy amounts of copium regarding the KD files 😂