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Kevin Durant apologizes for Michael Rapaport exchange as the Brooklyn Nets stay first in the East
CNN
Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has apologized to the public for the language he directed at actor and comedian Michael Rapaport in a heated social media exchange publicized earlier this week.
The private Instagram and Twitter messages, shared by Rapaport, included homophobic and misogynistic language. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Durant, an 11-time All Star, expressed his regret.![](/newspic/picid-6252001-20250215004209.jpg)
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