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- NAME: Kevin Durant
- OCCUPATION: Basketball Player
- BIRTH DATE: September 29, 1988 (Age: 24)
- EDUCATION: Montrose Christian School, Oak Hill Academy, National Christian Academy
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Suitland, Maryland
- AKA: Kevin Durant
- Full Name: Kevin Wayne Durant
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
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Kevin Durant is a top-scoring American professional basketball player, who plays for the National Basketball Association's Oklahoma City Thunder franchise.
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In his rookie season, Durant was selected as a member of the NBA's All-Rookie First Team and was named the NBA's "Rookie of the Year." After the 2007-08 season, the Seattle SuperSonics relocated the organization from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, becoming the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant continues to thrive with the franchise,
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having been named an NBA All-Star three times (2010-12) and to the All-NBA First Team three times (2010-12). He also led the league three times as NBA scoring champion (2010-12), becoming only the eighth player in NBA history to do so.
Durant has also played internationally, and was named 2010 FIBA World Championship MVP by the International Basketball Federation. Additionally, he was chosen to play with the 2012 U.S. Olympic basketball team. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the U.S. basketball team took home the gold medal.
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