When asked about the late defensive play he made on LeBron James with no foul being called, Kevin Durant doesn't care about people complaining about it on Twitter, even "if they get that call next week at 24-Hour Fitness."(0:45) OAKLAND, Calif.-- A few members of the Cleveland Cavaliers advocated for Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant to be thrown from the game midway in the first quarter of Monday's Christmas Day showdown.Durant, who had earned a technical foul earlier in the game, wasn't too fond of the tactic."Man, I understand that's a part of the rules, but they didn't want me out the game," Durant told ESPN after the Warriors won 99-92."They didn't want to win that way.It meant nothing to me.Technically, they were trying to get me to get tossed.It wouldn't have felt the same if they would have gotten me tossed and they would have won that game.So, I moved past that.It wasn't serious." The incident occurred when Jose Calderon fouled Durant to prevent a fast break.Durant then bumped into Calderon using the ball, prompting official Gary Zielinski to blow his whistle for a second time.No technicals were issued on the minor altercation and a livid Calderon jumped in the face of Zielinski, arguing that Durant should have been hit with his second technical and, thus, sent to the showers.LeBron James joined in on the huddle to defend Calderon's stance.The point guard was seen telling Zielinski, among other things, "That's two."On the ABC television broadcast, commentator and former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy said, "[Durant] should be ejected, but they won't do it." Even though Durant was in a vulnerable situation, he said he didn't fear an ejection."Hell nah.They're not tossing me in the first quarter," he told ESPN."They're not tossing me in the first quarter over a little bump.And I heard Isaiah Thomas and Tristan Thompson talking to the ref [to toss me out].You can ask [Dwyane Wade], [LeBron James], Kevin Love, them dudes, they didn't want me out the game at that point.I wouldn't want them out the game.That's not what it's about."We're trying to have some fun and hoop out there and that's what we did." At the end of the confrontation, Draymond Green picked up a tech.He said all he did was ask a question."I just asked how can he yell in his face like that and not get a tech.That's crazy to me," Green said."That looked like a shouting match between an umpire and a manager.That's how it looked to me. .He didn't get thrown out.He just went back to the dugout.So, I'm wondering how did he just get to go back to the dugout and not get a technical.I don't know, but I got one." Green agrees with Durant, telling ESPN: "I saw [what the Cavs were trying to do], but I wouldn't want to win that way." Durant accumulated his seventh technical of the season, and was close to receiving his fourth ejection on the year.The 2017 NBA Finals MVP had eight technical fouls in each of the past two seasons and only one ejection in the first 10 years of his career.

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