Durant donates $1 Million to help Moore tornado victims

[RoundingThird]

Title says it all. In response to yesterday's tornado just outside of OKC, Kevin Durant donated $1,000,000 to help the victims recover. You can expect the rest of the Thunder as well as the NBA to help out as well since the NBA is the only major pro sport that has a team in Oklahoma City. Thoughts?

[ojandpizza]

This is awesome.. I think that will be everyone here's opinion as well.

[Steven78]

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Durant is an all around great human being.

[VDusen04]

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Always nice to come to a board featuring logical responses. I've been to a few other sites this day with people claiming $1 million isn't that much to Durant, thus the gesture being cheapened. I saw a few others chastise him for not going the Ted Danson route and donating as "anonymous" (even though Durant himself did not release this news).

Anyway, sorry to bring that in here. Great, great gesture on Durant's part.

[pw_1016]

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The next time someone complains the nba is full of bad guys, they need to think twice.....

[buickbeast]

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KD is awesome

[d11king]

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There are honestly no words you can use to describe Kevin Durant. I'm surprised we don't see anymore of this from players, especially with how much money they make and how much the "NBA Cares", guys talk a good game on those commercials haha. Good people helping good people, Kevin Durant will always have my respect, I give him a standing ovation.

[wwharton]

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There are honestly no words you can use to describe Kevin Durant. I'm surprised we don't see anymore of this from players, especially with how much money they make and how much the "NBA Cares", guys talk a good game on those commercials haha. Good people helping good people, Kevin Durant will always have my respect, I give him a standing ovation.

A lot of players donate a healthy chunk of change and we just don't hear about it. I don't think it's fair to get on guys for wanting to be more private about their charity (or worse, get on the players bc the media doesn't think reporting their charitable acts as headline stories).

I'm glad Durant's donation was made public. More light needs to be shined on things like this. I'd even be fine if he went on National TV and said he made the donation. Challenge others to do the same. Props to him.

[Vni]

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Props to him.

[DukeC]

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Why are people acting this doesn't happen on a regular basis? There are multiple guys in the league (at least 1 guy on every team) who give back to the community they grew up in, donate to a foundation, and/or help out with relief efforts.

You have only yourself to blame for reading what's only put in front of you.

[RoundingThird]

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Why are people acting this doesn't happen on a regular basis? There are multiple guys in the league (at least 1 guy on every team) who give back to the community they grew up in, donate to a foundation, and/or help out with relief efforts.

You have only yourself to blame for reading what's only put in front of you.

Care to provide an example before you offend everyone who has posted in this thread?

[DukeC]

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Care to provide an example before you offend everyone who has posted in this thread?

http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/08/brandon-jennings-under-the-armour-season-2-episode-2

http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article/272378/57/More-Than-A-Basketball-Player-Chris-Paul-Gives-Back

http://www.blakegriffin.com/08/16/11/Blake-Gives-Back-With-Bowling-Down-Cance/landing.html?blockID=548962&feedID=8189

http://www.torontorappers.com/section-blog/660-apr-17-2013/10130-demar-derozan-gives-back-to-the-community-with-his-book-club.html

http://www.elizabethinsideout.tv/hometown-hero-and-nba-star-kyrie-irving-giving-back-to-st-pats/

http://archive.oaklandlocal.com/article/alameda-county-community-food-bank-warriors-team-fanfest

Do you want me to keep posting more examples? Or have I proved my point yet?

Not only that, but I was referring to the posters making (and liking) blanket statements of "I wish more NBA players did this". UGH that statement makes me so gotdamn mad.

[BringTheHeat]

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Today KD drove around with the Red Cross in Moore to help people out. Had someone I know helping people next to KD. I may trash him on the court, but I greatly respect him off the court.

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[RoundingThird]

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Westbrook's wearing a perfect shirt