One of the Good Guys

With the NBA lockout looming, players are doing anything they can to keep in shape and make sure they don’t lose any edge in their game.  Just ask Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder how important it has been that he plays in the Melo League this summer.   Most recently, he played against Lebron James and his Thunder teammate James Harden.  During that game Durant scored 56 points and previously he scored 66 points at Rucker Park.  Kevin Durant is arguably one of the best players in the NBA today, if not the best.  Aside from the explosiveness that he shows off in every single game, he has stepped into an amazing leadership role in which he lead the Thunder to the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. He is without a doubt an even better person.  Thats why fans enjoy going out to see him play.  That same passion that he brings to the court every single day, he also uses to make sure his fans know just how much they mean to him.  When Kevin Durant runs up the court to make a slam dunk, its not just the play that the fans are cheering for, or the fact that he’s exciting and explosive to watch, its how Durant took the time out of his day to say “hi” to a little boy or take a picture with girl who’s dreamed of meeting him.  ESPN’s John Converse Townsend wrote a great article on how Durant has been the most thrilling player of the summer league.  I believe it compliments everything I have been talking about:  http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/31785/what-did-kevin-durant-do  Hopefully, fans will start to cheer for the players who aren’t greedy, which are few and far between.  Durant being one of them,