Luke Kornet says Derrick White has gone silent on him, and he is not even sure the two are still on speaking terms. Kornet said the relationship with his former teammate has cooled to “radio silence” during the current run, even as he continues to hear from other Boston friends.
That is why Kornet is suddenly being searched now. He said there is still a group of former Boston teammates texting throughout the year, but White is not in that circle anymore. The contrast matters because White is not some distant opponent; he is someone Kornet has known well enough to have talked with about San Antonio, which makes the quiet feel pointed rather than casual.
Kornet said the Celtics connection is still alive with some players, but not with White. “Yeah, I heard from guys, I’ve been in touch with them,” he said, adding that there is “a group of us that are still like kind of texting throughout the year and whatever.” Then he drew the line plainly: “As for Derrick, there’s been radio silence.”
He went further, describing White as “one to foster and hold a grudge” and suggesting the best move is to let that simmer. Kornet said the two teams meet twice a year, which means the awkwardness is not going away on its own. He also said there was “a hostile act” when they played last, a detail that leaves the question of exactly what happened hanging over the feud.
The backdrop is a league conversation that has kept White in the spotlight for other reasons as well. Brian Windhorst said on June 8, 2026 that he had not heard any material, true discussions about Jaylen Brown or Derrick White being available, and he called Brown, Jayson Tatum and White “a championship trio.” That broader chatter only sharpens Kornet’s comments, because his remarks were not about trade noise or roster speculation. They were about a real personal break.
White, meanwhile, has had his own run of comments in recent days. On June 3, 2026, he said his family was sad when he left the Spurs, then added, “I didn’t leave the Spurs. They traded me.” He also said he would be happy to see old friends in San Antonio win the Finals, and finished one of those remarks with “Spurs in 7.”
For Kornet, though, the next meeting is simpler and colder. He knows he will see White again because the schedule demands it, not because the two have patched anything up. Until then, the silence is the story.
