Friends Again? How Everyone Reacted to Kevin Durant Throwing Russell Westbrook an Alley-Oop

Are Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook friends again? Twitter thinks so after seeing KD throw Russ an alley-oop in the All-Star Game.

Russell Westbrook reacts to a play in the NBA All Star Game.
Getty

Image via Getty/Ronald Martinez

Russell Westbrook reacts to a play in the NBA All Star Game.

The beef is over! Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are officially friends again! You can put away your cupcake T-shirts and…

Er, OK. So maybe we wouldn’t go that far. But shortly after Westbrook checked into the 2017 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night (it’s still a crime that he didn’t start!), he was on the receiving end of an alley-oop from KD.

KD and Russ <3 pic.twitter.com/FyHK3zKcnQ

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) February 20, 2017

And naturally, everyone who was watching the game went wild and suggested that the alley-oop is proof that KD and Russ are back on good terms after everything that transpired when KD left the Thunder for the Warriors last summer. Here’s just a small sample of all the "friends again!" tweets that were sent out in the aftermath of the alley-oop:

Good to see my guys working together! https://t.co/TyIhcameD4

— Serge Ibaka (@sergeibaka) February 20, 2017

Serge Ibaka, who played with KD and Westbrook in Oklahoma City, also had this to say:

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant all smiles celebrating alley-oop dunk on the sidelines pic.twitter.com/QqRZ7ZRrTP

— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 20, 2017

So are they really friends again? Doubtful. But whatever the case, the Western Conference bench sure was excited to see them on the same page for one play:

View this video on YouTube

youtube.com

Go here to check out some of the other great plays that have taken place during the All-Star Game.

Send all complaints, compliments, and tips to sportstips@complex.com.

Latest in Sports