If Kevin needs me to be there, I’ll be there. In an interview with The Washington Post, Pratt referenced selfishness and immaturity as reasons for his departure. Pratt saw his son’s future before most did, but Durant preferred for his father to keep his NBA thoughts to himself. There, a tearful Durant credited his mother as "the real MVP" for all she sacrificed to get him to that stage. Durant’s game-winning shot in Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals has been replayed thousands of times.
pic.twitter.com/WvMm9Cp59h, — Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) June 8, 2017. Kevin Durant’s father, Wayne Pratt, was with Durant at the Warriors press conference. This has caused many to speculate Durant does not have a good relationship with his father, Wayne Pratt. Wanda Durant also included a photo of herself hugging her son. He always wants to support me, but he always wants to do something he loves,” Durant told The Washington Post. He has a heart of a true Warrior! He said, ‘I want to be a Warrior.’.
Raising her sons as a single mom in a tough neighborhood was difficult, but sports gave them the outlet they needed to stay out of trouble. Without mentioning his dad by name, Durant alluded to this thought process in an interview with The Vertical’s Michael Lee. FAILURE:Kevin Durant's Game 5 injury is a failure on many levels, SEE IT:12 heart-wrenching images on the court after Durant's injury. I’ve been a police officer for over 20-something years. You made us believe. You went to sleep hungry.
Tony Durant, Who Played College Basketball, Is the Most Visible of the Durant/Pratt Siblings. Just [expletive] to text your friends about when you’re bored. Durant’s form may be just a tad cleaner than his father, but it is still quite a coincidence the two shots came one day apart. She tweeted: "For ALL of you who question my son as a Man, question his Heart, question his Integrity and question his LOVE for the game of basketball, you DON’T know him. Former MVP Durant ended his nine-year association with the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the record-breaking Golden State Warriors as a free agent. I’ve coached basketball. It took ten years for Pratt to get back in good graces with his sons and ex-wife.
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Both shots were pull up threes at the exact same spot. Kevin Wayne Durant Twitter: KDTrey5 (Durantula, KD, Slim Reaper, The Servant, Green Room) Position: Power Forward and Small Forward and Shooting Guard Shoots: Right 6-10, 240lb (208cm, 108kg) . We thought we made it.". Mama Durant is the mother of two sons: businessman, Anthony (Tony) Durant; and National Basketball Association (NBA) Champion and 2017 Finals MVP player, Kevin Durant. Rayvonne is not much of a public person, however, Tony Durant often attends his brother’s games and is a successful businessman in his own right. We were asleep. The Warriors fear he has a torn Achilles, but are waiting for MRI confirmation. But that’s what makes America so great. "When something good happens to you, I don't know about you guys, but I tend to look back to what brought me here. He played nine seasons with the franchise, which became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, before signing with the Golden State Warriors in 2016, winning back-to-back championships in 2017 Tony Durant actually played college basketball when the two were younger. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, but my sons helped me realize how important it was to be in their lives by always wanting me to be around,” Pratt told The Washington Post.
The image of Durant grimacing in pain after giving his all to help the Warriors withstand elimination proved to be an image of grit and sacrifice that drew admiration from fans and fellow athletes alike. You put clothes on our backs, food on the table. When he woke us up, I know he was confident in the decision that he made. “I understood that this was like a fantasy – a real-world fantasy. The Warriors star has maintained a close relationship with his mother throughout his decorated NBA career. She is at many of Durant’s games, and even starred in a Lifetime movie about raising her two sons as a single mother. Pratt recounted the story to The Undefeated.