KEVIN DURANT
Kevin Wayne Durant is a world-famous American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns. The NBA (National Basketball Association) player is considered as one of the best players in the world and has also been awarded with numerous titles in the field of basketball.
Kevin Durant or KD has also won three Olympic gold medals along with a gold at the FIBA World Championship held in 2010. He managed to win many awards just by the age of 34 which include NBA MVP, NBA Champion, NBA Rookie of the Year, All-NBA First Team and many more. Durant has played for Seattle SuperSonics now known as Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and now Phoenix Suns.
Durant has been winning titles and had been considered the best player since his college days itself. He was born in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 1988. Durant had always wanted to play basketball for his favorite team and had also played many times for AAU (Amateur Athletic Union). He went to University of Texas and was named as the Basketball Player of the Year that year.
He had been called the national player of the year after he had contributed to his team’s win in the college tournament. He was one of the only teenagers to score an average of 20 points per game throughout the season of league history.
Kevin had started off his professional basketball career with the SuperSonics which had become the Thunder. He led to 55 wins of his team and had become with youngest NBA scoring champion with a record of 30.1 points average per game. In his first NBA finals he led his team to the second place and had been given the award for NBA All-Star Game MVP. He had also become the youngest player to be a part of the 50-40-90 club.
It is a term to refer to great scorers that can shoot with the accuracy of 50% field goal percentage, 40% three-point field goal percentage and 90% free throw percentage.
He even surpassed the record of Michael Jordan by scoring 25 or more points continuously. He increased his average to 35.9 points per game and was then awarded as the NBA MVP. After Durant injured his foot and had been set back by a few points, he chose to join hands with his opposing team, the Warriors and was heavily criticized by his fans for this decision. He helped his new team win against his former team for the third time in a row and was their top scorer in every game.
He had later joined the Nets and left due to internal disputes. He now plays for the Phoenix Suns and had joined the team on 9th February. He had injured his ankle in the previous game which was left to be reconsidered within three weeks.
He is one of the highest paid basketball players in the world due to his endorsements for brands such as Nike. His net worth is around two hundred million united states dollars. He plays small forward with a height of 6’10 and is indeed of the greatest players in the history of basketball.
He grew up with a single mother and had set goals to play professional basketball from a very young age. Not only did he achieve those goals but he also managed to surpass the skill and records of many great players.
Kevin Durant is a legend of basketball and is loved by people for his contributions in areas beyond basketball. He is favored for his good deeds, beliefs and donations towards a good cause.