On Monday night, January 31st, 2023, while recovering from injuries, the Brooklyn Nets' stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving put on a show that steal the night—even in the absence of their teammates LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Durant, watching from the sidelines as he nurses a knee injury, couldn’t help but crack a laugh as he watched Patrick Beverley going all-out to stop his teammate Kyrie Irving. The matchup between the two Nets stars saw some heated exchanges, although always in good fun. At one point, Beverley even approached Durant on the sidelines to share some words.

Though James wasn't present