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Draymond Green and Stephen Curry wear cupcake shirts after win vs. Thunder
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Draymond Green and Stephen Curry wear cupcake shirts after win vs. Thunder

Published Feb. 12, 2017 3:05 p.m. ET

Pettiness was at an all-time high in Oklahoma City on Saturday night as the Thunder welcomed Kevin Durant and his Golden State Warriors back to Chesapeake Energy Arena for the first time this season.

Despite losing 130-114, Thunder fans weren't afraid to share their displeasure with the franchise's former superstar -- calling him a "cupcake" for the majority of the game.

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The Thunder even made cupcake shirts and distributed them to select fans:

 

And others went off-the-rails with their creativity:

https://twitter.com/SherwoodStrauss/status/830573582111502338

You're probably asking yourself: of all the words in the dictionary, why did Thunder fans choose 'cupcake' to use as their primary diss? Well, if we rewind to this summer, Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins enlightened us on the joke founded by Thunder center Kendrick Perkins:

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When Kendrick Perkins played center for the Thunder, he called teammates "cupcake" if he thought they were acting a little soft. Westbrook and Durant adopted the term in jest.

 

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