Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant: Biography in Details

Who is Kevin Durant?

Kevin Durant is a well-known American professional basketball player who has been playing basketball since high school. He is best known as a player from Golden State Warriors wearing jersey number 35.

Recovery from Coronavirus

Kevin along with the other three Brooklyn Nets players were infected with COVID-19. But as of now, all of them are tested negative.

How old is Kevin Durant?

Kevin Durant was born in Washington, D.C. on 29 September 1988.  As of 2023, he is 32 years old. He is of All-American ethnicity and has an American nationality.

He is the son of Wanda Durant(mother) and Wayne Pratt(father). His birth name is Kevin Wayne Durant. After his parents’ divorce, his grandmother helped to raise him. He has one sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Tony and Rayvonne.

Education

For his education, Kevin Durant joined National Christian Academy in Maryland and Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. He got transferred to Montrose Christian School for his senior year and attended the University of Texas.

Kevin Durant: Professional Life, Career

Talking about the career journey of Kevin Durant, he started playing basketball professionally after being selected by Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft.

He is active in the sports field since 2007 and he is still playing. He was named the NBA Rookie of the year for his outstanding performance in the games.

The team got relocated to Oklahoma City and became Thunder. He was selected to his first NBA All-Star Game during the 2009-10 season.

Kevin Durant signed a five-year contract extension with Thunder worth around $86 million. Durant surpassed Michael Jordan’s record for consecutive games scoring 25 points or more at 41 in April during the 2013-14 season.

Later, he missed most of his matches due to fractures in his right foot. On 7 July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Golden State Warriors with $54.3 million and started playing from there. He is currently still playing with another team the Brooklyn Nets.

Durant was selected to the national team at the 2010 FFIBA World Championship and he led the Team USA to its first FIBA World Championship since 1994. In 2013, he gave $1 million to the American Red Cross for the victims of the 2013 Moore tornado.

Kevin Durant: Salary, Net Worth

His success in his career path has paid him well financially making his net worth estimated to be $170 million.

Kevin Durant’s Rumors, Controversy

Except for his trade rumor, he hasn’t been to other rumors but he suffered a controversy when he said his bond with Russell Westbrook won’t be ever the same again.

How tall is Kevin Durant?

Kevin Durant has a height of 6 feet 10 inches. His body weighs 109kg. He has black hair and black eyes.

Social Media

Kevin Durant is currently active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has more than 11 million followers on Facebook, 12.2 million followers on Instagram, and 19.2 million followers on Twitter.

Besides these, he is also active on YouTube with over 773k subscribers.

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