Kevin Durant has made nice with NBA referees.

A day after Durant apologized for his conduct during Tuesday's 123-112 win over the Knicks, when Durant admittedly acted like an "a—hole," the National Basketball Referees Association accepted his apology.

Durant was ejected with 2:50 remaining in the game and said afterward referee James Williams had targeted him during the contest. He issued an apology Wednesday, telling reporters he acted like a jerk and expects a fine from the NBA.

"I wish I had handled that better obviously but it was kind of a heat-of-the-moment for me," Durant told reporters, via The Athletic. "I could be better. It was a great learning experience for me though.

"I wasn't getting picked on last night. I was being a diva last night. I've got to just own up to it. I watched it when I got home. I was wondering why he was coming at me so hard but then I watched the plays I was like, `Yeah, I looked like a jerk out there.' It was bad. Luckily we won and we can move past it and I kind of owned up to it. I'll be better next time.

"I wish I could apologize to James because that was out of my character."