My Take
Kevin Durant is genuinely one of those athletes who makes you question what's even possible for a human body. At 6'10" with guard-level handles and a silky jumper that releases from an impossible height, he broke every defensive scheme built to stop him — and he still does. The 2014 MVP season with Oklahoma City was the moment the whole league realized this wasn't just potential anymore, and those two rings in Golden State, whatever you think of how he got there, were some of the most dominant postseason basketball I've ever watched. I'll be honest, the drama around his career moves has been exhausting at times, but strip all that noise away and what you're left with is a scorer so technically pure it almost looks effortless. The Slim Reaper nickname is perfect — quiet, inevitable, unstoppable.
Overview
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Slim Reaper", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and one of the greatest scorers of all time.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kevin Durant
- Name (Japanese)
- ケビン・デュラント
- Reading
- けびん・でゅらんと
- Born
- September 29, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Suitland, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 208 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / YouTuber / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Texas at Austin
Awards & achievements
- 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 2012 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
- 2008 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 2007 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- 2007 USBWA National Freshman of the Year
- 2007 John R. Wooden Award
- 2007 Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Thunderstruck | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.