Kevin Durant

In the essay, “Upside of Income Inequality” Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy explains how education is directly related to the economic income gap. The authors suggest that the gap is due to the increase in return of human capital that education brings. They think the economic crisis we are in, is not to be blamed on the gap but on the policy makers that do not help the people who have not gotten a higher education. In this essay the authors, Becker and Murphy say that education is the only way…

Kevin Durant is a very athletic person who is in the NBA. Kevin Durant (also known as KD) was born September 29, 1988, in Suitland, Maryland. Kevin Durant has experienced great difficulties, in his lifetime. However, he has used his trials, in order t remain motivated, Kevin Durant’s career has influenced by his coach, his mom, and his early success in life. Coach Charles Craig (also known as Big Chucky) was a big inspiration in Kevin’s young life. Coach Craig was Kevin Durant’s first coach…

to South Beach? However with Kevin Durant, instead of Mo Williams he had an All-Star Point Guard, Top 5 player in the league superstar Russell Westbrook, he had the better than expected Kiwi, Steven Adams, who was pivotal in their series against Golden State. Up until draft night Durant had Serge Ibaka, an elite shot-blocker who could knock down…

Kevin Durant, many people know him as a professional basketball player in the NBA(National Basketball Association). His nickname which is known through Oklahoma City Thunder fans is snake because he “abandoned his team to go to a winning team.” Another name he goes by is an abbreviation of his name KD. The 29 year old star basketball player was born on September 29, 1988 in Suitland, Maryland. His nationality is American. “His grandmother, Barbara, was a strong influence, telling him that his…

about Kevin Durant’s free agency destination . No doubt, Durant will be one of the most sought-after free agents this summer. He has been the subject of endless rumors and speculations over the past couple of days. Right now, It’s still too early to make a prediction where Durant might land next, it’s a highly volatile world anything could happen. Durant can re-sign with the Thunder this summer for another five years or perhaps go anywhere.Going elsewhere could also be a good idea for Durant,…

The dramatic increases in available cap space is expected to spark heavy free agency spending. Heading into 2016, players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Dwyane Wade, Anthony Davis and several others will be up for bid. The free agent class of 2017 could feature the likes of Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin, Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry. The NBA's skyrocketing payrolls are the result of a lucrative television deal inked last October worth $9 billion dollars. Those…

There are different sports fans out there. Die hard fans are fans that ride or die for the team. Those fans will stick with the team through their up’s and down’s no matter what. The opposite of those fans are bandwagon fans. These fans like a team just because they are good. These fans have a tendency of changing favorite teams a lot, they just want to support a team that will win the championship. Lastly there are the fans that support a team but do not know anything about sports. Sports fans…

Two summers ago, superstar forward Kevin Durant stunned the entire sports world and joined the Golden State Warriors. At the time, the Warriors had won 73 games and beat his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference Finals. Many sports fans were not happy with Durant’s decision and thought that he was taking the easy way out to win a championship. Fast forward to June 2018 and Durant is a two-time NBA champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP. Even though he…

difference is the size of the basketball. (WNBA - 28.5 ) (NBA-29 ⅞) Over many years the NBA has drafted some of the best players the world has seen some are even gold medalist from the olympics. Those players are Draymond green, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Tony Parker, Harrison Barnes, Andrew Bogut and so on. Michael Jordan ( bulls ) is known to be one of the greatest along with Kobe Bryant ( lakers) these two are known to be some of the best players to play the game. Last season Kobe retired…

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