Kevin Durant, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, made a memorable speech Tuesday as he accepted the NBA’s MVP award for the 2013-2014 season.
Durant began his speech by thanking God “for changing my life and letting me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform in order for me to inspire people.”
He then emotionally described the struggles he had growing up and then paid tribute to his mother, Wanda Pratt, who raised him and his brother as a single parent.
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The interview will air Sunday during pre-game of the All Star Game at 7 p.m. | AP Photos
President Barack Obama is going toe-to-toe with one of the NBA’s most dominating power forwards of all time — but the setting is the White House instead of the basketball court. Obama sat down Thursday for an interview with former NBA legend Charles Barkley that will air as part of the coverage of this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game. The “NBA on TNT” tweeted a picture of the all-star-turned-broadcaster and |
For eons tongues have been wagging about former NBA superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson (pictured) and how he has managed to look so healthy and have so much vigor despite being diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Now the mega-entrepreneur has finally decided to put an end to the whispers surrounding his health. On Tuesday, Johnson appeared on Sirius XM’s HipHopNation to explain how he has not been cured of the virus via some magic juju, according to TMZ.
Johnson, who was a p
The second Atlanta woman in recent months to claim basketball legend Michael Jordan fathered her child has had her lawsuit tossed out.
 Dirk Nowitzki shot his way to No. 16 on the NBA all-time scoring list ahead of Jerry West during a 19 point performance against the Washington Wizards in a 105-95 win for the Mavericks. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press / November 12, 2013)
Nowitzki has 25,197 career points and is now behind Reggie Miller who is 15th on the scoring list with 25,279.
Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points to pass Jerry West on the NBA's career scoring list, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Washington Wizar
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