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Durant Emotional in MVP Acceptance Speech
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated1 hour ago on April 20, 2024
They arrived in droves because around here, Kevin Durant, the 2013-14 Kia Most Valuable Player, is one of their own.
Best of all, Durant considers himself one of them. He delivered an impassioned acceptance speech for the ages: thoughtful, sincere, genuine. Without the use of note cards, he spoke from the heart through a mixture of smiles, sniffles and tears.
“I don’t know why I’m crying so much,” Durant said midway through his 30-minute speech.
Wearing a blue suit and black shoes with white souls and his now trademark glasses, Durant, 25, passionately expressed why he thrusts himself into the Oklahoma City community, professed his love and appreciation for his mother and addressed each of his teammates, all of whom were seated to his left on the large stage, with detailed anecdotes of appreciation.
