Fred VanVleet Defends Kevin Durant Over Alleged Burner Account

Overview

• VanVleet used a Friday episode of his Unguarded podcast to back Durant, calling the burner chatter “entertainment” and labeling a “disconnected during rehab” report a flat-out lie.
• Reports describe leaked group chat screenshots linking an X handle, “@gethigher77,” to insults aimed at Alperen Şengün and Jabari Smith Jr.
• Durant has not issued a direct denial of the alleged account, and past links to anonymous pages continue to color how the story is received.
• The Rockets were knocked out by the Lakers in the first round, and Durant appeared in only one game of the six-game series.
• Trade chatter has picked up in media reports, with speculation that Houston could gauge Durant’s market as the front office reassesses a costly, win-now roster.