Peyton Manning hosted the 2017 ESPY awards and delivered a standard comedic monologue as an introductory segment. His job was to warm up the crowd by telling jokes about some of the athletes in attendance, as well as current events and other sports-related topics. He absolutely crushed it, as he usually does in his various appearances in the media.One of his most notable punchlines was aimed at NBA superstar Kevin Durant, who has infamously changed teams several times during his legendary career. The joke also gave credit to the USA Women's Gymnastic team for their performance at the Olympics and their worldwide success. While Durant didn't look too pleased with Manning's poke, the fans seemed to love it.Manning said:"The final five won the most Olympic medals of any USA Women's Gymnastics team ever. And our gymnastics team was so dominant, that Kevin Durant told me that he wants to play for them for next year. And I got to tell you, I don't think you would start for that team, Kevin. Russell Westbrook, what do you think?"Many fans jumped on Twitter to give their reactions to this legendary burn:Ku@KuKhahilThis was an all-timer twitter.com/shannonsharpee…Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account)@shannonsharpeeeWhen Peyton Manning roasted Kevin Durant at the ESPY’S 114When Peyton Manning roasted Kevin Durant at the ESPY’S 😭😭😭😂😂😂 https://t.co/AcgsSecQI7This was an all-timer twitter.com/shannonsharpee…Robe California@RobGotBars@shannonsharpeee His own mom Laughin at him 🤣442@shannonsharpeee His own mom Laughin at him 🤣 https://t.co/TWmtaxnauEvague@vaugelyy@shannonsharpeee kd was about to pull one of these 652@shannonsharpeee kd was about to pull one of these 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/E8Bn7sWHUIBronxBombersfan🕚@michaelscarn89@shannonsharpeee Hahah! Loved it! What do you expect when you want to be traded every year!!! KD can’t take the heat!1@shannonsharpeee Hahah! Loved it! What do you expect when you want to be traded every year!!! KD can’t take the heat!Majesty@_Majesty_TV@shannonsharpeee LMAOOOO bruh imagine kd pulled a will smith1@shannonsharpeee LMAOOOO bruh imagine kd pulled a will smithCesaire Civil@CivilCesaire@shannonsharpeee Now he wants to play for both #1 seeds, nothing’s changed.28@shannonsharpeee Now he wants to play for both #1 seeds, nothing’s changed.Miguel Pajaro@wolfcolaholic@shannonsharpeee Holy shit how have I never seen this. Peyton may be the Jordan of "outside of sports" star. Dude is absolutely hysterical in every thing he does. If he's selling something, I'm buying it.1@shannonsharpeee Holy shit how have I never seen this. Peyton may be the Jordan of "outside of sports" star. Dude is absolutely hysterical in every thing he does. If he's selling something, I'm buying it.Jayson 🤑@RipsAndSlips@shannonsharpeee Durant unfollowed Peyton Manning that day.1@shannonsharpeee Durant unfollowed Peyton Manning that day.AB@WayToo6ixy@shannonsharpeee All these years later and nobody has still pointed out the fact that KD was wearing a t-shirt to an awards ceremony 11168@shannonsharpeee All these years later and nobody has still pointed out the fact that KD was wearing a t-shirt to an awards ceremony 😆Social Conserv. 📚@bookkeepPLUS@shannonsharpeee I love how Peyton sees the look on his face and keeps going anyway.3@shannonsharpeee I love how Peyton sees the look on his face and keeps going anyway.Peyton Manning's joke centered around a common criticism of Kevin Durant, with many fans calling him a "ring chaser." He began his career with the OKC Thunder, where he spent nine years. After being eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the 2015-16 NBA playoffs, he joined them in 2016 during the free agency period. They were the NBA finalists and set an NBA record with 73 wins the season before he joined them.While Durant helped the Warriors win two championships, many felt that he joined an already-built dynasty led by Steph Curry, rather than trying to win his own rings. The reference that Peyton Manning made to Russell Westbrrok is because Durant left him with the Thunder to join Curry on the Warriors. Manning added fuel to the fire by poking at their apparent "feud" as well.How many times has Peyton Manning hosted the ESPY's?Peyton ManningThe 2017 ESPY's where Peyton Manning told the savage joke about Kevin Durant took place just one year after the NBA star joined the Warriors. The "wounds" were still relatively fresh for all involved, adding to the intensity of the burn. While his epic performance would suggest Manning is a prime candidate to host the show often, it was his only time doing so.He still has a great history at the event in general. Along with his successful hosting role, he also won nine ESPY awards during his career, including the prestigious ESPY Icon award in 2016.