I am disappointed in the negative campaign against Kevin Durant after his first and ONLY ejection from a game for his entire career. It saddens me that immediately following this incident a campaign was started on the internet "Kevin Durant is not NICE". This played right into Nike's ad campaign to make even more money! I have met KD and he spent a few minutes with my 16 year old outside of the Thunder practice arena. He is very humble, gracious and giving. We make mistakes, all of us. I think when celebrities or sports figures mess up, the media has a field day. Last week KD went to Children's Bethany hospital to meet a young boy who has truly defied odds and KD noticed his tweet. Media has now speculated that this was just a ploy to get his lilly white image back. Who's NOT playing nice? Kevin Durant has ALWAYS done community service, made hospital visits since the beginning. Let's let this incredibly humble, passionate, supernaturally talented young many catch a break. I guarantee you he will learn from his mistake and be better and stronger for it. I am still your BIGGEST fan! Thunder UP!
Durant says he first saw the tweet on Monday just before his game
in Washington D.C. The next day, the basketball star was walking the
halls of The Children's Center.
OKLAHOMA CITY -
You can never underestimate the
power of Twitter and a boy's birthday wish! On Tuesday, that combination
brought a smile to the face of a patient at The Children's Center with
the help of a Thunder superstar.
OKC Thunder forward Kevin Durant has 3.3 million followers on
Twitter. People are tweeting him constantly, but among all of the social
media shout outs, one about a boy named Marcus stood out.
Marcus has lived at The Children's Center in Bethany his entire life.
He will turn 15 years old Thursday. Since he was born, he has battled a
form a muscular dystrophy that attacks every muscle in his body. He
can't talk, but he understands what people say especially when they're
talking about his hero, Kevin Durant.
"When they told him that Kevin Durant was on his way, he got real
excited," Marcus' mom Rafael Ervin said. "His heart rate goes up when he
watches the games because he's so excited."
Durant's visit to The Children's Center on Tuesday was his first. He says he got a lot out of the experience.
"I'm very blessed I got this opportunity," Durant said. "[Marcus is
a] great kid. I'm just happy I'm here. To hear people say he's a big fan
… means a lot."
Earlier in the week, The Children's Center tweeted a picture of
Marcus to Durant letting him know Marcus wanted to meet him for his
birthday. Durant says he first saw the tweet on Monday just before his
game in Washington D.C. The next day, the basketball star was walking
the halls of The Children's Center.
"For me, to come here and meet with Marcus and see all of the other
kids as we're walking by, it shows that we have some really great people
in this world," Durant said.
After signing a few autographs and giving Marcus a bunch of Thunder
swag, Durant stayed to meet even more kids at The Children's Center.
"[The Children's Center is] a wonderful place, and they do wonderful things for all the patients here," Ervin said.
Doctors only gave Marcus three months to live when he was born. He has obviously defied the odds.
Durant says he'll be thinking of Marcus the next time he takes the court.
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