Essay On Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant was born just outside of the nation's capital in Suitland, Maryland, on September 29, 1988. He was one of four children of Wanda and Wayne Pratt. (“Kevin Durant Bio.com”) Durant grew up loving sports with his sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Anthony (also a basketball player) and Rayvonne. Barbara, his grandmother was present during his childhood and she was very influential. She continuously mentioned that Durant’s height was a blessing, Even though schoolmates teased him for always being the tallest in class. (“Kevin Durant entire MVP awards speech”).
Since his childhood, he wasn’t born rich, so the financial situation within the family led them to travel from one house to another (“Kevin Durant entire MVP awards speech”).

As they kept moving houses, each house was worse in condition and they soon found themselves living in a one room apartment, sleeping on a couch. Their money and food were scarce and their living conditions weren’t getting any better. With three young boys, the mother couldn’t keep up with the financial care of her three children. Yet, one of her children had a gift that would soon change his life and his family’s as well. (“Kevin Durant Bio.com”)
Surprisingly, Kevin’s passion for basketball wasn’t one he was born into.

Yet, someone recognized the abilities of Kevin and believed that he had a fulfilling future by becoming a basketball player. Charles Craig a coach approached Kevin suggesting that he would financially help Kevin if he joined the AAU team (“Kevin Durant”). Being on the court, Craig always wore the number 35, when he was scrimmaging with his team. Kevin played at a gym called Seat Pleasant; here he spent most of his life practicing. He religiously practiced and continued to build on his physical strength and didn’t let himself down or his coach. Unfortunately, after a few years, the person that assisted gym financially and psychologically Coach Craig, was murdered (“Kevin Durant entire MVP awards speech”). After this tragic incident Kevin wore the number 35 for the rest of his future career. (“Kevin Durant

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As Durant’s talent was becoming well- known, a Longhorn Assistant and Maryland native had been in touch with Durant since his freshman year of high school.

As a Longhorn, Durant started in every game during his freshman year of college, averaging 25.8 points per game (first in the Big 12, fourth in the nation) and 11 rebounds per game in 35 games. He scored 20-plus points 30 times, and put up 30-plus points 11 times (“Kevin Durant”). He was named the Big 12 Tournament's Most Valuable Player after hitting a tournament record of 92 points and leading the Longhorns to the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Championship. (“Kevin Durant Bio.com”)
Kevin practiced religiously all day and night, and tried to keep up with his family and school work all together. After playing two years of high school basketball at a National Christian Academy and a year at Oak Hill, Kevin proved his talent. At the age of 16 he was offered a contract with Nike and a basketball scholarship to Longhorn University (“Kevin Durant”). He played basketball for 2 years, winning 1 out of the 2 championships during his time there. He was later drafted into the NBA and was able to help pay for all the debt and money that him and his mother owed. (“Kevin

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Growing up through harsh times and succeeding led Kevin into helping to humanitarian causes. He has donated millions to various causes and is popular in Oklahoma City for his kindness toward the community(“Kevin Durant”). He recently donated $1 million to the tornado relief funds going through Oklahoma. His strength paved a new path in which he succeeded and in due time, he was able to give back to the community by donating to several causes (“Kevin Durant”)