Durant's tortuous path to the NBA: His father left home at age 1, met his mentor and died young

Kevin Durant was born in Washington, D.C., in 1988. His father, Wayne Blatt, left his wife when Durant was one year old, leaving him with a single mother and his two newborn sons. It can be tough being a single mother in America, with Durant's mother, Wanda, juggling multiple jobs and taking care of her two sons when she gets home. However, despite his poor life, Durant's childhood was also very happy, as he encountered a lifelong love -- basketball.

Durant's height was not outstanding since childhood. Neither his father, mother nor brother of his compatriots grew to more than 1.8m. Durant was also the main point guard at the beginning of basketball training, which laid a certain foundation for his later dribbling. As Durant's skills continued to improve, his height also began to explode, a coach saw his basketball potential, he was Durant's greatest mentor in life - Craig.

Because his mother, Wanda, had a day job, Durant spent his middle school years living in the home of coach Craig, who developed a scientifically rigorous training regimen for Durant, calling him out of bed after breakfast and starting physical training with Durant. These are Durant's happiest days, and he feels gratitude and respect for Craig. He feels Craig is his father, and he feels a fatherly love from him. After watching the NBA Draft with Craig, Durant stood in front of the TV and proudly told him, "I'll be standing on this stage in a few years. Promise me you'll be sitting next to me!"

But in 2004, when Durant was a sophomore in high school, he learned after school that Craig, his mentor, had been shot dead at the age of 35 while helping a friend resolve a conflict. Durant was so distraught at the news that he not only changed his jersey number to 35 in honor of his mentor, but also had the image of his mentor tattooed across his back as an adult.

During this period, Durant turned his anger into power. By this time, he had become a five-star high school student in the United States. Durant was offered a number of prestigious colleges, including the University of North Carolina, where Jordan was his idol, but Jordan chose Texas State University to start his NCAA career. Durant entered the NCAA as a 6 '6 "scoring monster with a soft touch. In his first season, he posted 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds. He decided to enter the 2007 NBA Draft and was selected No. 2 overall by the Seattle Supersonics.

After entering the NBA, Durant is more savage growth. In the 2009-10 season, he was elected the scoring champion with 30.1 points per game ahead of Kobe Bryant and James. In that year, Durant was only 21 years old, and he also became the youngest scoring champion in NBA history. In the 13-14 season, Durant won his first MVP trophy. In the award ceremony, Durant gave one of the most moving speech in NBA history. In front of the fans around the world, he said to his mother, "As a single parent, even if you were hungry, you made sure we were fed, you worked day and night for us, You put food on the table every morning, you made sure we had a warm bed, a warm home, you were the real MVP."

Despite his controversial decisions and perhaps questionable trumpet attacks on his teammates, Durant has always been a big boy with an emotional heart. He has quietly donated $10 million to Oklahoma City and given hope to countless other men and women in the same situation. Even after leaving the Thunder, he still attends his former teammate Ibaka's charity foundation in Congo every year. He's quietly giving back to a society that hasn't been kind to him, and Durant is the MVP on and off the court. (ikuet)