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When it launched in 2014, The Players Tribune gave athletes a medium to get their message out to the fans. It doesn't have the word limitations of Twitter, allowing athletes to explain their decisions in full without interruption or the chance of misinterpretation. 

Kevin Durant, however, appears to be starting a new, trendy form of communication: Posting comments on your YouTube page.

Durant already used the curious method to complement former teammate Russell Westbrook on his MVP award, and KD rushed to the "Community" section of his YouTube page again on Thursday, this time to take credit for the large contracts of former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Andre Roberson and Dion Waiters.

Here's what he wrote:

Should I take full credit for Fly Dre getting paid? Probably not, but I will anyway. You're welcome dre.

Dion, My first born. [Smiley laughing emojis]

I'll always take credit for your success. We both know that.

I LOVE MY BROTHERS, THEY DESERVE IT ALL. They work tirelessly and they stress over basketball, that's real love and dedication to something. Once u have that, u get paid for it. ["100" emojis]

It's almost like a beautiful free verse poem, but with more emojis.

Roberson, a defensive specialist, reportedly agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with the Thunder while Waiters and the Miami Heat reportedly came to terms on a four-year, $52 million contract. So Durant's certainly right that they're both "getting paid," but he might be a bit off base taking credit for their success.

Roberson averaged career highs across the board, including points per game (6.6), rebounds per game (5.1) and total 3-pointers (45) last season while Durant was playing for the Warriors. Meanwhile, Waiters averaged six more points with the Heat last season (15.8) than he did as Durant's teammate on the Thunder the previous season.

If anything, they can attribute being rich to the fact that they were no longer playing with Durant. If we're lucky, perhaps KD will address the statistical discrepancy in a post on his YouTube page in the near future.