Kevin Durant Tragic Hero

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Kevin Durant one of the greatest players to let all of his fans down in the most spectacular way possible. Kevin Durant is an NBA player, NBA which stands for national basketball association, he is a very accomplished player and was loved on his previous team the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant is an example of a modern tragic hero because he was the greatest player on his NBA team and brought them to the Western Conference finals but after being up 3-1 he loses because he choke in the last three games, which untimely leads to him leaving that offseason.

Kevin Durant's life started on September 29, 1988 where he was born in Suitland, Maryland. He was one of four kids his mom Wanda. Durant's insane success started the PG Jaguars, an AAU youth basketball team in Prince George's County. He wore the number 35 and still does because his coach Charles Craig died at 35. During high school he grew to 6'9 which is his current height and After his senior year he was named USA Today's First Team All- American which gave him attention from many colleges. He received many offers from college but he decided to play basketball for
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Kevin Durant growing to 6’9 at a young age and being extremely good at playing basketball allowed him to achieve his goals in the sport and make a lot of money and supply for his family. The point of this essays is to tell people that Kevin Durant shouldn’t still be hated by fans and everyone should start to forgive him. Since Kevin Durant has compared what he did to Lebron joining the Miami Heat does that mean he will eventually return back to OKC to try and win a championship with the Oklahoma like when Lebron returned to the Cleveland