He was telling a story about what happened in front of other reporters. I seriously doubt he would have made it up with witnesses present. The fact that Kinlaw then called in to the reporter's show later in the day and went off on him again lends even more credence to the earlier story, wouldn't you think?

Believe me, I would usually back a player over a clickbait reporter, but this is just way too obvious the player was a thin skinned jerk.