When it comes to Kevin Durant, the conversation never stays quiet—especially when burner accounts enter the chat. Now, one of his teammates is finally speaking up.

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet recently addressed the ongoing rumors surrounding Durant’s alleged burner accounts during an episode of his podcast, Unguarded. And instead of sidestepping the topic, VanVleet went straight to bat for his superstar teammate.

"You know the lies is always more appealing than the truth anyway," VanVleet said. "That stuff is about entertainment at the end of the day."

VanVleet, who has shared the court with both Durant and Kawhi Leonard, drew a sharp contrast between the two stars. While Leonard’s stoic personality kept media scrutiny at bay, Durant’s openness has often made him a target.

"We had some weird things this year. And this is one thing that I didn’t deal with Kawhi," VanVleet explained. "Because KD is the other superstar that I played with, which was Kawhi. But the media didn’t bother Kawhi. And I think it’s because his personality, right? You know he don’t give a f--- about that stuff."

VanVleet went on to describe Durant’s authenticity as both a gift and a curse.

"I think that the gift and the curse with KD is that he’s so open and he’s so authentic and he’s so approachable and he’s so him that it leaves room for the f---ing clowns to jump in and add their own twist on the stuff," he said. "There’s just so much room for clickbait farming when it comes to him."

The burner account rumors reached a fever pitch this past season after screenshots from a leaked group chat surfaced online. The messages allegedly linked Durant to an X handle called @gethigher77, where he reportedly trash-talked former teammates and criticized current Rockets stars Alperen Şengün and Jabari Smith Jr.

According to the alleged messages, Durant wrote: "Your franchise player can’t shoot or defend. That’s a wayyyyyyy bigger issue than my turnovers." He also reportedly said of Smith: "I can’t trust Jabari to make a f--- shot or get a stop ... He’s lowkey r---d."

All of this comes after a disappointing first season in Houston for Durant. The Rockets were eliminated in the first round by a shorthanded Lakers squad, adding even more fuel to an already blazing offseason narrative.