Shortly thereafter, Durant logged onto X and started firing off posts, many of which were directed at fans complaining about the NBA. The first post was in response to a user lamenting the fact that San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns shot threes over each other instead of dunking on each other.

The Sixers entered the contest short-handed with Joel Embiid, Andre Drummond, Kyle Lowry, Jared McCain, and KJ Martin all sidelined. While Philadelphia was able to put up a solid effort, it wasn't enough. The Suns leaned on a steady diet of Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal to walk away with a 109-99 win on the road.