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Kevin Durant's Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest, by Marcus Thompson II, Copyright 2019 By Marcus Thompson

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"On September 29, 1988, Kevin Wayne Durant was born." (4)

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Kevin Durant's Dad leaves when Durant is young, his mom Wanda Pratt, Raises him and his brother on her own. "When Durant was about a year old, his father walked out." (7)

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Durant spends most of his time playing basketball at our door courts around the D.C. area, often against older kids.

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Durant attends National Christen Academy (NCA) where he starts getting noticed for his basketball skills.

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Durant transfers to Oak Hill Academy for his junior season. Which is one of the best basketball schools in the country, to face more advanced competition. "Durant ended up making the switch for his junior season." (50)

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Durant Plays his senior year at Mont-rose Christian School and earns a spot in the 2007 McDonald's All American Game, displaying his skill, showing he is one of the best high school players in the nation. "This time he went to Rockville, Maryland, in affluent Montgomery County." (54) (Rockville, Maryland is where Montrose Christian School is located.)

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Durant's plays one season at the University of Texas, where, "In his lone season at Texas, Durant averaged 25.8 points on 47.e percent shooting to go with 11.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals, and 1.9 blocks." (68)

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Durant is drafted the #2 overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA draft. "The sonics selected Durant with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft." (77)

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The Seattle SuperSonics move to Oklahoma City and become the Thunder; Durant becomes the face of the new franchise. "A year later the Sonics relocated to Oklahoma City." (77)

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Durant signs a five year, $89 million contract extension with the Thunder. "He signed a five-year, $89 million extension to remain with the Thunder." (86)

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Durant Leads the Thunder their first NBA Finals, where they lose to LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

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Durant wins the NBA Most Valuable Player award and gives a speech which is famous now, "You the real MVP" speech to his mom.

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Durant suffers a serious foot injury that causes him to miss most of the year.

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Durant Announces he is signing with the Golden State Warriors, shocking the basketball world.

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Durant wins his first NBA Championship and is named the NBA Finals MVP after the Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers. "The Warriors clinched a championship, as Russel handed Durant the NBA Finals MVP trophy." (209)

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Durant wins his second straight NBA championship and another Finals MVP award.

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Durant tears his Achilles tendon in game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors.

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Durant signs with the Brooklyn Nets, Starting a new chapter in his basketball career.

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Houston, We Have a Deal: NBA Star Kevin Durant Joins the Rockets in Shocking Trade

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Still an elite scorer, the 36-year-old joins one of the best teams in the Western Conference.

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View the biography of Houston Rockets Forward Kevin Durant on ESPN. Includes career history and teams played for.

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Kevin Durant Stats and news - NBA stats and news on Brooklyn Nets Forward Kevin Durant

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Kevin Durant | Biography, Competitions, Wins and Medals

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Find out more about Kevin Durant, including the latest news, replays and Olympic results. Discover more from Olympics.com.