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The textual content of this image is harassing me or someone i know the visual content of this image is harassing me or someone i know both the textual and visual content are harassing me or someone i know. Last spring, kevin durant gave a speech for his mvp win, and as you know, that speech went completely viral. Kevin durant of the oklahoma city thunder was named nba mvp on tuesday and he gave an acceptance speech that was equal. And for the second straight year, kevin durant is the nba finals mvp. Kevin durant accepts nba mvp award with emotional speech. Oklahoma city thunder superstar kevin durant was officially named the 2014 nba most valuable player on tuesday. Lifetime is dedicating time this mothers day weekend to shine the spotlight on some of the great mothers throughout history by premiering the real mvp. Kevin durant congratulates russell westbrook on mvp award. Durant texted me and said the guy you see now is the real me. Kevin durants reputation wellestablished before mvp. The oklahoma city thunder star received the leagues top. Kevin durants mvp speech said it all the mercury news.
Kevin durant was named winner of the bill russell nba finals most valuable player award for leading the warriors to the 2017 championship. Video of kevin durants mvp speech is full of heartwarming. Durant accepted the award and gave a speech the embodies both his passion for the game and his passion for the people in his life. Kevin durants mvp speech and touching tribute to his mom will definitely make you crywatch by by bruna nessif wed. In a memorable, expansive, exhaustive acceptance oration on may, 2014, kevin durant all but laid out his life story. Watch kevin durant call his mother the real mvp in emotional speech.
When kevin durant gave his speech after winning the mvp, he gave his mother perhaps the best mothers day present of all the oklahoma city thunder star touchingly said his mother was the. Warriors kevin durant will be the finals mvp when you take a risk that makes people very angry and divides a sport. Stephen currys injury opens door for kevin durants mvp. Now, he has an mvp trophy to go with them, which he accepted in an emotionfilled speech. Watch kevin durant call his mother the real mvp in. Kevin durant congratulates russell westbrook on mvp award in youtube comment kevin durant appeared to have congratulated russell westbrook in the comment section of a youtube video. The speech, which durant made up on the spot, is being considered by many to be one of the greatest speeches in the history of sports. Emotional durant thanks mom in mvp acceptance speech espn. Durant accepted the trophy tuesday in the former roller skating. Watch kevin durants famous acceptance speech after winning the nba most valuable player award for the 2014 season with the. He delivered one of the most memorable acceptance speeches of alltime, thanking his mother, wanda, for all shes done for him over the years. Behind the best moments of kevin durants mvp speech. Emotional mvp speech will make kevin durant your favorite. Lol i dont think anyone here has heard an mvp speech from before 2010 at most no offense.
Kevin durants speech highlights problem of absent fathers. In an emotional speech, durant thanked everyone from his teammates, to the thunder organization, to his family. Kevin durant delivers famous you the real mvp 2014 nba mvp acceptance speech espn archives duration. Right now the golden state warriors are on an absolute. In conclusion, through his 2014 acceptance speech of the nbas most valuable player, kevin durant makes a persuasive argument about how he got to where he is today using his credibility, logic, and emotion. Oklahoma city thunder forward kevin durant won his first nba mvp award on tuesday, easily beating out lebron james. Jeff caplan wrote that durant is the first player since michael jordan to. Golden state warriors kevin durant 35 gives golden state warriors stephen curry 30 a hug following the warriors 129120 win for game 5 of the nba finals at oracle arena in. On may 6, 2014, kevin durant won his first and at this point only regular season nba mvp trophy award. Kevin durant wins 2018 nba finals mvp after warriors 3rd. He played nine seasons with the franchise, which became. Mvp when kevin durant accepted the nbas most valuable player award, he gave a. Both came during durants acceptance speech after being named the nbas most valuable player. Transcript for nba mvp kevin durant reacts to warriors win.
The nba officially announced that kevin durant is the 202014 mvp. Kevin durant wins his first finals mvp award nba global. Nba finals 2018 mvp is kevin durant after a close call. The human habit of being swayed by the moment at hand is as old as the world itself, but it was hard not to leave kevin durants nba mvp acceptance speech with the strong belief. In the game of basketball, i play first off because i love it. Kevin durant has to be named the nbas mvp this season. Kg, david lee, ty lawson, marc gasol and joakim noah actually got a vote. The 28yearold forward scored 39 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists in monday nights seriesclinching 129120 win at oracle arena to wrap up a 41 series win over. Mvp award, oklahoma citys kevin durant made a point of sharing the honor with those who made it.
Kevin durants real mvp speech was 5 years ago today. Kevin durants real mvp speech was 5 years ago today nice. Kevin durant mvp speech about mom video business insider. In the game of basketball, i play first off, because i love it. Oklahoma city thunders kevin durant delivers an emotional speech thanking his mother. Kevin durant delivers famous you the real mvp 2014 nba mvp. This was another case, if i wanted to win the mvp, i had to go take it. The guy in oklahoma city was the phony i was just trying to please everybody and do what i thought everybody wanted me to do. Score at least 25pts in at least 40 games mj in 19871987. Durant was ahead in the running after game 3 and held on despite a 37point game 4 for. On may 6th, 2014, kevin durant was voted the nbas most valuable player for the. Warriors win nba title, kevin durant claims finals mvp.
Slideshow thegrio has put together a list of five things about kevin durant that has left an indelible impression on nba fans since he was drafted in 2008 with tuesdays mvp speech being the. Oklahoma city thunders kevin durant delivers an emotional speech thanking his mother for his nba mvp award. Kevin durant was named the 2017 bill russell nba finals mvp following the warriors game 5 elimination victory over the cleveland cavaliers on monday. With stephen curry sidelined, kevin durant has a chance to put up monster numbers for the warriors. For the second straight year, the golden state warriors are nba champions.
On may 6th, 2014, kevin durant was voted the nbas most valuable player for the first time in his career. Stephen curry for mvp was the only nba finals suspense left. Kevin durant reinvented the mvp acceptance speech on may 6, 2014, in a moving tribute to his fans, his teammates, and the real mvp, his mother. Despite joining the best team in the nba during the offseason, kevin durant still has a strong case to be named the nbas mvp this year. Watch kevin durants emotional nba mvp speech video the oklahoma city thunder star tearfully paid tribute to his mother, his coach and his teammates in a. Watch kevin durants powerful, emotional mvp acceptance speech. Kevin durant nba scoring leader and most valuable player.
Thanking each member of his oklahoma thunder roster individually, the pull quote came when he thanked his mother wanda pratt. I cant recommend enough that you watch the full version. Thunders kevin durant wins first mvp award fox sports. Kevin durant said his mvp speech was the first time he told his costar about his importance. Kevin durants moving mvp speech retold by people of. Kevin durant gives thanks in emotional nba mvp acceptance. The title comes from a moment from kevin durants 2014 mvp speech in bustle. Watch kevin durants emotional mvp acceptance speech video by gavin evans. Durant barring an inconceivable meltdown is not only going to lift a. While accepting his mvp award in 2014, kevin durant tearfully thanks his mother wanda for everything she did for him. We are back now with nba finals mvp kevin durant who went oneonone with t. Russell westbrooks special dedication to his wife will leave you in the feels. Kevin durant, russell westbrook still have brotherly love. Kevin durants emotional mvp award acceptance speech.
Judging by his acceptance speech, the award really means a lot to him. Kevin durant was named the 2014 nba mvp on tuesday, and in accepting the award, gave a speech as unique as he has proven to be as a player there were several emotional moments that brought. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, thats a full day. Kevin durant reacts to winning backtoback nba finals mvps and explains what it was like competing against lebron james.
Its still a memeone he kinda hates, and one thats gone well beyond the. Kevin wayne durant born september 29, 1988 is an american professional basketball player for the brooklyn nets of the national basketball association nba. You do that seven days a week, youre going to have something special. Do want a thread full of kevin durant, because this is how you get a thread full of kevin durant. Nba mvp kevin durant reacts to warriors win abc news.
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