Former REVOLTING COCKS Guitarist Sues NBA's DURANT Over Use Of 'Durantula'

According to TMZ.com, Chicago area rocker Mark Durante — who played guitar for REVOLTING COCKS on their 1990 U.S. tour and their 1991 European tour and who appeared on the band's "Beers, Steers And Queers Remixes" EP — filed a federal lawsuit against Kevin Durant, claiming the NBA all-star stole the nickname "Durantula" and is misleading consumers looking for his recordings and T-shirts.

Durante says he adopted the name "Durantula" for his "on-stage and performance persona" — and has used it to market "music, recordings, apparel, t-shirts, guitars, and related merchandise."

"Due to a licensing and promotional campaign marketing which has flooded the marketplace with references to Kevin Durant as DURANTULA, Defendants have nearly consumed Plaintiff Mark Durante's valuable, hard-earned identity which he has been cultivating and developing for nearly two decades," the suit said.

"I'm certainly not a rich old rock star that has plenty of money nothing to worry about," Durante told the Chicago Tribune. "I have to support myself and my family."