After the Boston Celtics won convincingly in Game 5 against the New York Knicks, despite the absence of Jayson Tatum, there were some hot take artists working their craft. Chief among them was Fox Sports's Emmanuel Acho,

After the Celtics won Game 5, Fox Sports' Emmanuel Acho claimed that Boston matches up better against New York without Tatum in the lineup. Phoenix Suns veteran Kevin Durant, who was teammates with Tatum last summer on Team USA, fired back at Acho on X.

Durant ripped the FS1 host for his opinion (a rather silly one!) that the Celtics somehow fare better against the Knicks without Jayson Tatum, who the team just won an NBA championship with last year. The Suns' superstar went at Acho on X, calling him a "hot take artist":