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♪

The following is
a presentation of HBO Sports.

Please welcome the
2013-14 Kia NBA Most Valuable
Player: Kevin Durant.

I come from--I come from
a small county outside

of Washington, D.C.,
called P.G. County.

Me, my mom, my brother,

we moved so many different
places growing up,

and it felt like a box.

Felt like there was
no getting out.

I loved basketball so much,
I loved playing it,

I just never thought
that I could

make it to college, NBA,
or stand up here today

in front of you guys
and be a NBA MVP.

So many people believed in me
when I didn't believe in myself.

So many people doubted me
and motivated me

every single day to be who I am.

I fell so many times
and got back up.

I've been through the toughest
times with my family...

but I'm still standing.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: It was cool
to see how moved people
were by my speech,

but that's not what
I'm here to do.

I'm in this league
to win a championship.

3 years ago, we were two games
away from winning the NBA title.

Last season, we lost in the
Western Conference finals.

As I was walking through the
tunnel, everything just kind of,

like, flashed before my eyes.

Look at Durant
putting on a show...

Counted in the foul...Not
too tall for Kevin Durant.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: I been
second my whole life.

I was the second-best
player in high school,

second pick in the NBA draft,
I came second in the finals.

I'm tired of being second.

I'm not gonna settle for that.

I'm done with it.

We're looking at
64 degrees

at 98.1 FM WWLS,
The Sports Animal.

If you look at it,
the Thunder were

the second-best team
in the NBA.

And that tells you
they're not far off.

I don't know,
unless there's a major addition

to the team this summer,
they'll continue to be

a second-place team.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: After we'd
lost, I sat at home for 3 days.

I didn't--I didn't
leave the house.

Just sat there.
I didn't know what to do.

I didn't know what it felt like

to not get up
and go to practice.

I was expecting us
to be in the finals.

I felt embarrassed, I felt like
I let people down.

It was different, 'cause I was
so focused and locked in on

what we were doing, but that's
a part of the game, man.

I just had to reflect on
the season and learn from it

and get better from it,
hopefully this summer,

and let it go, to be honest.

He's ready to go
tomorrow to L.A.

I know, you gotta get the house.

I don't know what to do, but
you gotta get the house ready,

you gotta get a house by
the gym, somewhere by UCLA,

and they're all going.

Burn and Black, Cliff,
everybody's leaving tomorrow.

♪

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: I always
enjoy coming to L.A. visiting,

so, I wanted to see
how it was living, and

last summer was one of my best
summers as far as working out

and, and getting better, so, I
wanted to do it all over again.

Oh, that's gonna
hurt ya hard
with lots of muscle!

1, 2, 3.

♪

You know, so we decided to go
with a place in Beverly Hills.

It was quiet, and it was--
and it had a court in the back.

That's all I really needed.

I'm taking
the master suite.

and he gonna take
the other room.

This me, this me.

First things first.
I gotta go bless the court.

We're painting
the lines right now.

Oh, yeah?

Hey, Black?
Come here.
Yeah.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: It's
a great feeling to have

your boys here with you
that you drill with.

I told you!

We never talk about wins,
we never talk about losses,

we just enjoy being
around each other,

and that helped me out a lot.

I shouldn't play this game
if I ain't clutch now.

Oh, my God.

You put that performance
up the last season.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: Charlie
Bell, who I've known since

I was 8 years old,

who's been there for me
ever since day one.

Cliff, you know, we played
AAU ball together.

We were about 16.

Ah!
Now take a leap.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
Black is what we call him,
but his name is Devonte.

I met him when I was
in seventh grade.

All that screaming
and he down, too.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
Just having, you know,
that support system around,

that just take your mind
off of it.

♪

He always wanted
to play basketball.
That was his thing.

He was just quiet,
he didn't,

he didn't say much,
he didn't hang
around nobody.

He was just tall,
lanky kid

walking around
in the hallways.

Still the same way
like he is now.

Say a little bit
more than that.

Talk a little bit more trash
now than he did then.

Yeah.

I remember when we
12, 13, everybody out there

18, 19, 20 years old.

Buddy on the mic just like,
"Man, who's his agent?

He's 13 years old, like,
who's his agent?"

And he started to bring
the ball up-court,

and soon as he got past
half-court,

he just letting it fly.

He stepped past
half-court at
14 years old.

We told him,
"That's far enough."

For all the people in
his whole area, he just

uplift that whole community
and all the little kids

and everybody that seen him when
he was little, everybody's like,

"Yo, that's our Kevin Durant."

My fondest memory
going to the draft is, he said,

"Man, I'ma have a lot of
family and friends here."

I came out the hotel; it was
3 busloads of people.

He work as if he
still trying to
get to the NBA.

That's how hard
he work.

He's still trying
to get there,
and he's there.

No one ever talk about
stuff like this, but

I ain't know
they felt that way.

It's kinda, you know,
a little emotional.

Gonna block...ah!

Oh, my gosh, man.

- The drive by James.
- And that looks good.

The lay-up is gift-wrapped
right there...

That's crazy, man.

Oh, my gosh.
I haven't won a game.

You don't win?
Yeah.

It's a game of runs.

You know, that's a small
window for error right here.

Play like that,
the controller keeps
stopping every 5 minutes.

That's my
controller, though.

They push me to just go
enjoy myself, take a vacation,

just laugh
and have fun, you know.

'Cause I'm always focused and,
you're always in game mode,

is what I call it, so, you know,
just be able to decompress

a little bit
and enjoy your time.

Hey, Young
is on a roll here.

Keep cooking, son.
Cook, KD, 'kay, KD?

Go ahead, son.

Bucket.

I was
about to say.

It woulda hurt his heart,
he'd have been pissed.

It's time to
consider what does not work.

Stephen A. Smith,
we ask this question.

Come playoff time,
it's a big man's--

it's a man's game.

It's no longer a boy's game.

Kevin Durant has to learn
to do a better job of

posting up smaller guys and to
do, he can shoot over anybody,

but it's hard for him to
post up and back people down.

You're not winning championships

if you're shooting
perimeter shots.

It's simply not happening.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
When the season ended,

everyone told me I should rest.

But I didn't want to stop.

I wanted to work harder than
I've ever worked this offseason.

Here you go
right here.

It's in the--in
your shot pocket

when your second
foot hits.

So, boom,
loaded, hits up.

Good, just load
while we spin.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: Adam played
for the Mavericks for a year,

played for Denver for a year,
then went overseas.

He got really close
with Dirk Nowitski

when he was with the Mavericks,

trained with him for a while
over in Germany,

and that's where he picked up
all the unorthodox movements

and shots
and drills that we use.

Turn.

Every day has been
something new and fresh,

and that's what I wanted.

So,
just think of...

So, it's still
a first step.
Yeah.

And you're gonna
engage Donnie, so...

That's it, good, yup.

Your left leg's
gonna engage him.

Good, it's gonna
knock him back.

Good. There you go.
Good.

Feel, Kev,
feel momentum

going this way,
shots, this way.

OK? We go here, contact,
that's gonna get us the M1.

Here you go,
big fingers, trust it.

Yep, two.

3. 4, good,
one more.

Good, 5, good.

22.

20 seconds.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28. Come on.

29. Game winner! 30.

Yeee!

Hey, boy.

Free-throws,
we're done
weighing on that.

Proud of you.

No second left?

Yeah,
so, 30 for 30.

It's good.

That's game shooting,
'kay?

Here we go.
10 in a row, we're done.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: This is
where we put in the most work,

when people don't really see it.

I don't really look
at it as offseason.

This is one of the most
important times of
the year, you know?

'Cause you're preparing for
this time next year, you know,

hopefully being in the finals.

You're paying
for that right now.

What an avalanche
from San Antonio.

A 21-point lead.

LeBron is gone
if they lose this series, dog.

It was tough to watch, you know,

'cause you wanna be
there as a competitor.

You know, you wanna win.

That's the biggest
thing in this league,

is winning the championship.

You know, as
a student of the game,

I had to sit there, as painful
as it was, and learn

from each and every
guy on that floor.

And the final
seconds...set to tick off...

Hold on.

the Spurs are the 2014
NBA champions.

♪

Yeah. Oh.

♪

Duck under.
There you go.
Perfect. Good.

We'll go 5 in a row
from 5 spots.

Little shimmy to the baseline,
but you're coming middle.

Perfect, nice and easy.
Good.

Big step, good,
there you go.

Two each way.
There you go.
15 in a row.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: I'm drenched
and soaked and salty

from just playing ball all day.

That's like the most productive
day I've had,

'cause that's what I love to do.

My whole day revolves around me
waking up, working out,

grab something to eat,
I shoot over there

and go hoop with them,
go eat again,

slide over there and playing
that game, and then just

getting up that next morning
and going to work out.

Basketball, every day, all day.
I love it.

You'll do
a sound bite
and you'll be done.

So, you're literally
done at 11:30 and then

you go on for your
interviews quick
and easy

only about
Strong and Kind,

only about the workouts,

nothing about free
agency or anything,

playoffs, anything like
that, maybe Team USA.

We're having a guy
that takes his time

to come to work with
abused and neglected
children,

foster children, we'll
get 'em hope, man.

And I really believe
that this
experience today

is gonna change our
children's lives.

Where I come from, you
know, I mean, I wasn't
supposed to be here.

I come from
poverty, crime,

and kids just
don't make it out.

You know, as a kid
I was always taught that

you gotta be tough,
you gotta be hard.

Yes.
You're not supposed
to show emotion.

That's it.

But as I got older
and more

secure with myself,
you know,

it was cool
to be different.

That's why
I'm here today.

♪

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
I never thought I'd be
able to impact people

the way I have so far.

I take pride in that.

I'm just a regular guy,
you know?

I play ball on TV sometimes.

And knowing that I can give 'em
hope and inspire 'em has been

something that's been
like a dream come true.

1, 2, 3!

Strong and Kind!

All right, so you have
your two interviews,

sound bites,
then we're done.

CNN and Huffington Post.

Outside?

In the green room
out here, yeah.

So, your contract's
ending next year.

Do you think
you're gonna stay
with the Thunder?

Yeah, well, I got two
more years on contract, so,

and I'm just trying
to stay focused on

what we have here
in Oklahoma City

and not worry about
all that other stuff.
Not cool.

Hey, Rich, I'm done
with the TV, right?

Yeah, he's done
with this, right?

Of course she asks
me about...

I know.
They specifically told her,

I saw it, specifically
off-limits, and they
specifically ask.

It's just, have no
respect for any boundary.

No, that's not good.
She didn't even know.

She's like, "You a free
agent next summer?"

I'm like, "No, I'm not."

We'll go,
not all the way up,

but see where the
cones come across?

So we've got two in a row.

Just go around the cones.

"S"s, up to
the side cones.

♪

Go, run.

Go, come on,
come on.

Come on, come on,
all the way up,
all the way up.

Who thought of
this shit, today?
It's on you?

You show my tattoos.

Come on, tattoo
guys, let's go.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: You know, I
use Russell as somebody that can

push me while we're working out.

We can push each other to help
us both get better in terms of

helping our team get better.

We're gonna do a little suicide,
we're gonna go up to that one

where the cones cross, the one
that's leaning towards us.

Then the next one down,
the next one down.

Here we go, ready,
go, come on.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: Russell
thought it would be a great idea

for us to work on our
explosiveness and quickness.

Course, I will never be as
explosive and quick as Russell.

We're like brothers.

I'm just blessed to have
somebody like that

to rely on and play with.

Brothers fight.
Brothers, you know,

we love each other,
we support each other.

Used to do this
when we were
in high school.

Hell, yeah.
Used to come here

all the time,
me and my brother.

My mom used to be
walking the steps,

and we'd just be fucking
around up and down.

Nobody get tired
when you younger. Shit.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: You know,
I've been with them for 6 years,

and we went through some tough
times early on as a team but we

got through that and we
continue to just keep growing.

And everybody who comes in look
at me and Rus as the leaders.

♪

Today, we're
gonna make some big news.

In a few minutes, Kevin Durant

will join us to debut his latest
signature shoe from Nike.

But did you also know
that he grew up

just a few miles from here?

If you didn't, then it's time
you get to know Kevin Durant.

A lot of people don't
know, you grew up
in this area.

You didn't have to come
very far today.

Nah, yeah.
I grew up not
too far from here.

And it feels good to come back
and release my shoe here.

I'm on my seventh shoe
and it's like,

damn, I got my own tennis shoe.

We're gonna work
with KD to design a shoe

that KD's gonna
actually wear next year.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: It still
hasn't hit me yet, to be honest.

I never would've thought
that this would happen.

I walk down the street
and kids are like,

"Man, I just bought
your shoes today."

And I just sit there and I'm
like, wow, somebody actually

walked in and say, "I want
some Kevin Durant sneakers."

Big smile.

Lots of excitement
about Kevin Durant's

new Nike shoe the KD 7s.

It's important to know that
these could potentially be

the last Kevin Durant
Nikes ever made

since Durant's contract with
Nike is almost over and there's

rumors that Under Armour is
coming after him big-time.

Very interested in KD.
We'll see what we'll see.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: I was born
in Washington, D.C.

My brother, my mom, and I,

we moved with my grandma
to Seat Pleasant area.

In Seat Pleasant,
that's where I started

learning the game of basketball.

That's where I built
the love for basketball.

How you feel
about being home?

I don't know, man.

There's
gonna be a lot of love
down here

for you, though, broski.
Everybody miss you.

I got mixed
emotions, man.

You know.

I used to spend all--
you know how

we used to come back
every summer,

but it got
crazier and crazier,

you know what I'm saying?

It's hard--it's
hard to go places

down here, dog,
and just chill.

Look at all the boarded
houses and shit.

Seat Pleasant
was like the,

the murder capital of
Maryland at one point.

So around that time
it was like young
ones was wilder,

but I knew all of
them, though, so it was--

and if you
stayed at that rec,

that joint was like
a safe haven.

The rec center.

I'd go there
after school.

I'd spend most
of my time there.

I used to catch
the subway up there.

I usually--

my first haircut ever
was in this barbershop.

So this is where we'll be
hooping it up here today.

They gonna show
some of this love.

They might, you
know, there's gonna
be some hecklers

and some dudes
that's gonna try
to get me riled up.

Got the NBA
MVP in the building, too!

KD will be coming up next.

When did
you get back...

What's up, Max?

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: You
know, every time I come back,

I feel like no matter
what you do, like,

it's just making
it to the league,

you feel like you're a hero
for a bunch of these people.

Just making it.

You give 'em hope, you know?

When you a basketball player

and somebody sees
the potential you got, like,

you can walk around
these streets

and not get touched because,
it's like, "All right.

This dude right here,
he gonna make it out of here."

That's what everybody--
that's the goal.

Hey, you all,
do me a favor. Back up some.

The All-Stars need their peace.

All right. Let's go.

Let's go!
Let's go!

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: I work out
on the court on drills.

But pickup is where I hone
my instincts for the game.

Will you
please let me through?

Holy shit!
Holy shit!

Oh!

26-25.

Ain't no one
get him.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: I love
being around the atmosphere.

I love being
around basketball players.

I love to hear people
talk trash to me

when I'm out
in the neighborhood playing.

I love it. You know,
that's the best part

of the summer for me.

He's ready to...

Kevin...
KD!

Good night, boo.

♪

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: I was
the youngest guy in the league

when I got drafted,
18 years old.

I went from living
in a two-bedroom apartment,

sleeping in twin beds
with my 6'9", 6'7" brothers,

to being in the NBA.

♪

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
It's just been crazy

just to see the progress,

you know, of myself,
as a man, as a player,

as a businessman.

I'm excited about the future.

I just gotta keep working.

These are things
that are critical to KD.

Number one, he has to have
a passion for the brand.

And we need
to create consistency

throughout all of his
partners moving forward.

So, Kevin Durant is
the best basketball player

in the world.

He's an original,
once-in-a-lifetime player.

He possesses an unbridled
passion for the game

and a commitment
to be the best

and winning championships.

Off the court, he's
professional, grounded,

humble, and giving.

This is who this guy is.

This is just
the beginning, you know.

Today is the foundation
for where we have to go.

7...

8...

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: And Steve
Nash and I worked out with him

a few times this summer.

And so, just learning
from different guys is

something that I never had
a chance to do in the past.

One
thing that I really
wanted to have you

help with him today,
especially,

is just some of
that grab--

like, some of this,
you know what I mean?

Ones that through your
18 years in the NBA

that you've
learned that,

you know, can get away
with things like that.

So, Steve, you can
start however you want.

I'll hit you,
but see, you're--Kevin,

you're trying to make
it as hard as you can.

Yep, there you go.

Good. That's
all I want. Good.

And, Steve, if you
could just talk to him

as you're, kind of, going--
now you're on, Kev.

And you start
fighting against me?

Yeah. OK.

That's a great--
that's a great one.

So, just give
a little tug.

You can get away
with all this contact.

You can watch
the passer.

Yep.
Oh, OK.

He plays you in here.

Take him farther,
so you decide.

I can catch it here;

I can catch it here,
whatever you want.

But take him where
he's playing you.

Yup. Good.

OK. Let's do
the long walks, OK?

3, 4, 5, 6.

♪

My fault.
Good save, Steve.

Two. Here we go.
Come on, boys.

Good.

That's it, Kev.
That's it, Kev.

Discipline that body. Good.

3.

Come on, baby.
Here we go.

Way to work,
baby. Good.

Here we go, Kev.

10.

That was 45 minutes
from the start.

Great cardio.

Tomorrow--
9:00, 9:30?

Whenever
you're ready.

All right, man.
Take care.

Good seeing you.
You, too.

All right.
See you later.

What up,
brother?

What's up, man?

Welcome
to the party, fellas.

Y'all just came for
food?

What's up, man...

How you doing...

Paint.

LeBron
and Carmelo are dominating

the free agency discussion.

But another name has now
caught the attention of teams

like the Bulls, Thunder,
and Rockets.

It's Pau Gasol.

The Spanish big man has
become one of the most

sought-after free agents
in a very busy summer.

Thank you
for coming today.

We have a little bit
of a schedule we
want to go through.

The voiceover of--
your voice, it's
super important.

You know,
that journey.

That voice is
a little bit
the heart and soul

of this part.

OK, this
is voice-over B:

alternate North
American version.

Rolling.

Well, all you need to know
is where to put the ball.

I would go
a little slower.

Yeah.

A little bit slower.

"Well, all you
need to know is

where to put the ball."

See, I think the comma's
in the wrong place.

I mean, what I was
thinking was,

"Well, all you
need to know...

is where to put
the ball."

OK.

That's how--that's
kind of how I--

Does that...

Well, all you need
to know--

I think it's more like,
"Well...

"all you need to know is...

where to put the ball."

Well, all you
need to know is

where
to put the ball.

Well,
all you need to know is

where to put the ball.

OK, do it again.

Well, all you need to know
is where to put the ball.

Good to see you, man.

Thank you so much.
Sweet.

Yeah,
everyone's happy now.

Right! Yeah.

Thunder
superstars Kevin Durant

and Russell Westbrook

have reportedly met
with Pau Gasol today

in Los Angeles.

Gasol would give OKC
a much needed inside presence.

Marc Stein from ESPN
broke the news this morning

over Twitter.

You know Marc Stein?

Dude was like, "Man,

I heard KD's at Pau's
house right now."

How the fuck
he know that?

Need to get him, man.

OK, here we go.
Very quiet, please.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: There's
a kid on the court somewhere

bouncing a ball.

He's the baddest
player alive.

He's the baddest
player alive.

But he doesn't
even know it yet.

Great. Cut.
All right. Good?

Well, obviously,
we love the post player,

like Pau, a guy that can
do so much,

create for so many people,
that can score himself.

I went out
to his house. Russell
went out to his house.

I was texting him
every day,

bugging him
to come play for us.

How'd the meeting
go, though, good?

It went really
well...
Yeah.

I left there, like,
"Damn. We might get
this dude."

We saw that.

He was more concerned
about the city.

He wanted, like--

he into, like,
orchestras and plays...

Weird shit.
and...

NBA free
agency news has dominated

the headlines today.

Carmelo Anthony will
be returning, of course,

to the New York Knicks,

and Pau Gasol will sign
a deal to join Derrick Rose

as a member
of the Chicago Bulls.

Oh, my gosh, man!

It was just kind of like,
I wouldn't say, like,

a stab in the chest,
but it was, you know?

I wanted him to play for us.

I wanted him to be a part of it.

I felt that he can help us,
you know,

get over the top
on me winning a championship.

But it happens in this league.

We miss out on players
every year.

Teams miss out
on guys every year.

But you want your leaders
to step up,

and that's what I have to do.

He has to do more.

It's hard to think of
Kevin Durant and think,

"Yeah, that guy needs
to expand his game."

But, yeah, he has to.

Because, you know what,
they didn't get a Pau Gasol.

So, Durant's game has
to evolve, and if that happens,

I think they're very capable
of winning an NBA title.

Getting this
old body worked on.

What's been up?

Nothing. How's
the summer going so far?

It's quick, man.

Yeah!
Yeah, it's flying by.

Summer's halfway
done, almost.

Yeah, then--we got
USA Basketball this summer,

too, so it should be fun,

but, you know, it took
away half my summer.

20 of the top
players in the country

are headed to Las Vegas,
Nevada,

to start a month-long
training camp

before heading to Spain
to defend their title.

But without NBA's
elite players like
LeBron James, Chris Paul,

and Carmelo Anthony
on the roster,

this World Cup will be
extremely challenging

for team USA.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: So it's been
like a 6-year process for me,

just being there every summer
working with the USA team.

It was always a goal of
mine, is to win a gold medal.

Constantly putting work with
that in the back of my mind,

where I wanted to play
for my country.

New guys is coming in,
rising stars in this league,

so, you know,
this is a big pool of players

that they always
choose each and every summer.

Say, "My name
is Kevin Durant,

"and I'm a proud
member

of USA Basketball."

Ready?
Yeah.

My name is Kevin Durant,

and I'm a proud member
of USA Basketball.

♪

You good,
you good, Kyle.

Watch that--watch
that player.

Yeah, well,
the other thing is,

I think, like,
you're falling back

on a lot of your shots,
and you don't have to.

You got Curry
and Harden and...

you'll get an open shot.

Kevin, was
there ever a time

that you thought
about maybe taking
some time off?

I always wanted
to be here, you know?

You know, my basketball
life is, you know,

it's short when you look
at it

in the grand scheme
of things.

So I just want to--
I really want to play
as much as I can,

to be honest.

How
close were you to getting

Pau Gasol
to Oklahoma City?

Obviously,
not that close.

But, I mean, I did my work.

It was my first time
recruiting a guy,

but it didn't pan out,
you know.

It's kind of tough
to sell guys

on, you know, Oklahoma City.

Chicago/Oklahoma City/L.A.

But we live in...

if they come to Oklahoma
City and see the love

that they get there,
guys would be, like,

"We want to come," but...

Obviously for you,

you're satisfied
where you are
in Oklahoma City,

but there's always
talk about a guy
in his hometown.

Kind of give us
a comment on that.

I don't know how much more
I can answer that one.

I'm done, man.

No disrespect to you.

Appreciate
it, man.

All right, I'm done.

All right, man.

I'm late, bro.

Kevin Durant's
commitment to USA Basketball

has been phenomenal.

He loves basketball,
but he really loves representing

his country, and thank God
that he does.

All right. Thank you, all.

♪

Hey, you're trying
to get after it?

Gimme that...

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
The best part, of course,

was the one-on-ones with
Paul George and James Harden,

two of the best players
in the league.

Oh!

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
I'm a student of the game;

I'm a fan
of the game.

I'm really interested
to see how those guys work

and what they do.

♪

We knew that playing
against each other was

gonna make us better,

and we really tried
to go at each other.

♪

Every time we step
on that court

and you're competing
against somebody,

you want to win at it.

Look!

Can you sign
my shirt, man?

Thank you so much.

KD, can you
sign my shirt?

Welcome,
everyone, to Las Vegas,

and the birth of a mission

for 20 of the top basketball
players on the planet.

Tonight inside
the Thomas & Mack Center,

USA Basketball takes
its first step.

Derrick Rose, resurrected
and reborn,

the former NBA MVP,

and Kevin Durant,
the reigning MVP.

It's blue against white next!

There's Rose.

Oh, he's back!

Here's Durant.

Punched it on A.D. and won.

Durant with
a reverse lay-up.

You know what
I was thinking?

Do not hurt that guy.

It felt awkward, you know,

once we were playing, you know,

'cause it just didn't
feel right for some reason.

DeRozan finds Paul George.

Paul George's been
kind of quiet tonight.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
Paul was struggling
a little bit

in that game with his shots,
so, you know, guys like that,

when you're struggling, you
just try to do anything

to pick your game up,
whether it's get a steal

or a block, assist, a rebound,

something to get you going.

And that's what he tried
to do with James.

And it was just
a freak accident.

His leg hit the stanchion
perfectly

in order for it to break.

Paul George shaken up.

Ran into
the stanchion.

You know, I couldn't see,

so I was just like,
"What's going on?"

You know,
DeMarcus Cousins was just like,

"He just broke his leg."

And the first thing that
went through my mind was, like,

"Damn. He can't play no more."

Ran into
the stanchion.

Yep.

This is the most
important thing right now,

is making sure that
these guys stay healthy.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: It was
tough to go through.

You know, I just tried
to be strong for him.

When I went down there
and talked to him,

I just put my hand on his
chest and prayed for him

and, you know, told him
everything's gonna be all right.

Everything's
on hold, you know?

Everything's on hold
right now,

and it should be.

It would be so
inappropriate for us

to talk about
anything else.

Thank you.
Just pray for him.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
It was tough because I know

how much he loves
to play basketball,

and that was the first thing
I was worried about is,

his sanity.

You know, a guy that
loves to play so much,

it shouldn't be taken away
from him from a freak injury.

It was tough to see.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: When you see
something like that so gruesome

in front of you,
of course you're gonna think,

"Man, this could happen to me.

"My next step is gonna
be delicate.

I'm gonna be--
make sure I'm careful,"

because it could happen
to anybody.

But at the same time, I
was more so tired than anything.

And the next week, you
know, I remember I went to OKC

for my camps.

I was like,
"Man. I'm drained. I'm tired."

The practices, the travel,
shoot-arounds, the meetings,

and stuff like that, I was
like, "Man, this is draining."

So I told Rich--I was like,

"Man, I don't know if
I want to continue to play..."

you know,
"because I'm tired, man.

"I want to enjoy
the rest of my summer.

I want to work
on my game on my own time."

♪

You know, he supported me.
Charlie supported me.

All my family
and friends supported me.

You know, it was just,
you know,

I made the right decision
based on how I felt.

Should I say,
"Coach, can I call you?
It's important," or--

Yeah.

It's time to get started

with Camp KD.

KD!

How you guys
doing today?

Good.
Good?

Ready to learn,
ready to get better?

Yeah!
All right.

First of all, just
look to your parents,

say, "Thank you."

Thank you.

This is part
of the highlight
of my summer,

getting to teach
you guys,

also learn a little
bit from you guys,
as well.

So, let's get
it started.

There's
the buzzer.

There's the end
of one...

Yo, yo, yo, yo.

You got to tie
your shoes up, man.

I don't want you to trip.

Hi, KD.

What's up, man?
You ready?

Hi, KD.

Let's go. Let's
start. Let's go.

- 1, 2, 3...
- Awesome!

Is it tough playing
in the NBA?

No. You can do it.
Easy.

♪

Oh!

Double dribble.

Here we go!

Oh!

Here we go.
Two right from there.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Yes!

She did it!

Good job, baby.

Good job.
Nice shot.

There's nobody else?

How do you feel?

I feel good.

I feel good. Like,
my body feels great.

It was just like, man,

I've been 4 summers
straight, bro.

Since I've been
in the league,

I've been in
USA Basketball.

It took everything out of
me--seeing that shit.

That injury.

It took every, everything I
had to play for Team USA.

That injury just stripped
it away from me, like...

Everybody.

That fucked up
everybody, man.

I was, I was like...

It's not even the fact
that we could get hurt.

Because I could walk
outside and get hurt.

Good job.

Call for Kevin.

That's him?

Hello?

Coach, what's
up, man?

This is the hardest thing
I've had to do, Coach.

So long, man.

I don't even know
how to really say it,

but I think it's the best
that I rest this summer

and hopefully, you know,
get another chance

to compete for you
guys in 2016.

But for right now, I think
it's the best for me

that I pull out.

This is tough for me, man.

This is...one of the hardest
things I've had to do, you know?

I feel like this
is the right thing to do

for myself,

but at the same time, I feel
like I'm letting somebody down,

and I hate that feeling,
you know?

I've been doing this
every summer

since I've been
in the NBA, I think,

with the exception of once,
so I think that, you know,

with just having
me fully focused

on getting right for
the Thunder and for our season.

Thanks a lot for understanding.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
Once I made that call,

he was so understanding,
it made me feel at peace

with my decision
and I was able to go out there,

you know, right after I got
off the phone with Coach K.

Just kind of, you know, let
my shoulders down a little bit,

and just relaxed.

KD! KD! KD...

Kevin Durant
has dropped out from Team USA,

and this couldn't have
come at a worse time.

With an already depleted roster,

Durant was expected to lead this
young team to gold in Spain.

With Paul George's
injury and now Durant's decision

to drop out, Team USA is
at a major disadvantage

as they head to Spain.

See, I don't
like how they do this.

They use Team USA like
we just...

I know,
but there's nothing

you can do
about it, so...

Yeah, I can't.
I'm just saying

I just don't
like the way...

"You motherfucker."

Yo. No, I couldn't
do this shit, dog.

I was fucking
tired, bro.

I've been going all year
for 4 years straight, bro.

That James?

That's bull, bro.
I couldn't do it, dog.

When I was out there, I was
like, "Man, this shit..."

I couldn't do it, bro.

I'm tired, dog.

I think this is
gonna pay off for him this year.

I do think he needed a rest.

If you had to question one
thing at the end of the year,

a year ago, it
was fatigue in the playoffs.

I think it will help
him this year.

Good day.
Whew!

Man.

I wasn't stressing,
but I was like, "Damn."

Yeah. Because
I don't gotta worry about

going overseas
and all this stuff.

When you're on
the cover of "NBA 2K15,"

you are introduced last.

The MVP, Kevin Durant.

KD, I gotta ask you,

and I certainly
know where you're
coming from,

how tough a decision
was it for you

to have to step
away from
this group?

It was tough.

But I think for myself, I
just needed to take a step back

and get ready
for the next season

and rest up, you know?

We played a long, long,
82-game season this past year,

so, I wanted to be smart
with myself.

Of course,
I love to play the game.

I love USA Basketball.
I love these guys.

But, you know, I think
it was best for me to just take

a step back and rest and get
ready for the next season.

All right.
You three have come from
practice today, I assume?

Yup.
Yes, sir.

Are the practices good?

Definitely.

The competition level
is at an all-time high.

And you just challenge
and you're
pushing each other.

Because--one--
we're obviously--

we're going
against each other and
competing in practice,

but we're all, you know,
going towards a common goal

of finding out
that that 12-man roster
can win a gold medal.

KD, what is it that you
do better than anybody?

Uh...

And you don't have
to be humble here.

We're just...
you're just among--
Nah...

a small group of
friends and people
with cameras.

Honestly, I think
I score better than anybody.

Different ways,
different shots.

Efficiently.

We always have
this discussion
on our show,

and it always
comes down to
you and Melo.

Yeah.

♪

Hey!

♪

We gonna go to 9?
We're going 9?

♪

No, that wasn't
no 2, dog.

Aw! That's stupid.

Fuck, Kevin.

You gotta get
that rust off.

My bad.

Another one. Another one.
That was a deuce.

Good D, K.

What's that?

Huh? It's us?

Where'd I foul
you at, dog?

That's some
bullshit, dog.

Just 'cause
this his gym,

he gonna call
that bullshit?

Great D.

We living
with that.

Fuck him.

Aw. Oh, shit.

He ain't doing that shit
to me.

He was calling me skinny.

Good work, boy.

That was good.

Good work, dog.

Kevin Durant's
deal is up with Nike

and Under Armour's
been courting him.

And it's an unbelievable offer,

but Nike's got a chance to
come back and match that offer,

and he's got a history
with Nike, and quite frankly,

he's the future of basketball.

So Nike would be foolish not
to go after him.

I mean,
what's $275 million to Nike?

That's called a wise investment.

♪

What's up, man?

This is
Brianna, Dara...

- Hey.
- What's up?

Kimberly...
How you doing?
Brianna.

How you doing?

Oh, you living
good in here, man.

Should we go see Yormark

and go and--sign this
deal and we can go?

I thought he was
coming here.

I know, but let's not wait.

Time is of the essence.

You want to go upstairs?

You don't have to.

Oh, you got
a gift coming.

That's for me?
Thank you.

So that
painting's from Brianna?

Yep, special delivery.

Great.

Oh! Oh, my God, yo.

Your favorite
artist.

"Always
wash your weiner."

That's incredible.

So I'll mail
it to you.

Yormark.

What's up, dog?

You look sharp.

Did you enjoy
last night?

Man, it was fun.

It was good, right?

Yeah. Yeah!

Come on. Don't
even try that.

Yor, you gotta
sit down and sign.

Oh, I can't
wait to sign this one.

This is
the signature page
just to make it easy.

I have
all--yeah, so...

Yeah, that's just
the contract. OK?

We're going right away.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: Ultimately,
my heart was always with Nike,

and I built such a great
relationship with everybody.

It wasn't just about
any dollar amount with me.

It was about who I'm
gonna be doing life with

for the next 10 years.

Here.
Sign this one, too.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
We've been through a lot and

we've, you know,
we've built a great bond,

so, I can't wait to see
what they have in store.

- Hey, Rich.
- Hey...

How you doing,
brother?

I'm good, brother.
How are you?

♪

I gotta get back to work.

Gotta lock in, man.
Get ready.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
With only a couple days left

before training camp,
I went back to L.A.

to get in the last few workouts

to make one more push
before the summer ended.

So, how are you? Good?

How you doing?

Hey, boy.

Ready to work?
Hey, have a seat with Maddie.

Tony, you gonna
rebound?
Yup.

Hey.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
This is gonna be

our tightest team
that we've had.

You know, I can feel it,
'cause we all been working out

this summer.

We all keep in
contact throughout the summer.

♪

You guys
killed it this week, man.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER: We have
all the talent in the world,

but chemistry can be
a lot better for us.

Good movement
right there.

Finish. Good.

Yeah!
Good, yep.

Hey!

Yes, sir...

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
But we always like our court.

And we're just one
of the guys that's gonna fit in

with the group.

8. Come on!

9. Come on.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
At this point, I don't feel like

I'm competing with anybody.

I'm almost like,
competing with myself,

'cause I want to be
my own person, my own player,

and, you know, it's, you
don't have to be a certain way

just to win.

♪

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
People always ask me

if it's hard to play
in a small market,

but I love the city.

When people talk about OKC, it's
usually always about a tragedy--

the bombings or the tornadoes.

But those things that
make these people so strong.

Two days after the tornado hit,
and all of this--

every, every home
you see was tore down.

It was...it was crazy.

I was sitting
at home watching,

and the first thing that
went through my mind is

that we bounce back.

Our community always--
when we fall down,

we always get back up.

And congratulations.
This is a step forward,

and we're gonna continue
to support our community.

Hey! Ha ha! Oh, yeah...

Now we need to go
to the top of it.

All right.

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Start of the season,
only a few weeks out,

we've got media day on Monday.

Then Tuesday, bam,
they're at practice.

♪

Right now,
Kevin Durant's

gonna be
only about winning.

I mean, that is his main
and only goal right now

as a basketball player.

He's got the MVP. He's
got the shoe contract.

But right now,
Kevin Durant's legacy is

all gonna be
about championships.

And I think this will
drive him

even more toward that goal.

Let's play.

We have breaking news.

Twelve days into training camp,

the Oklahoma City Thunder
have announced

that reigning MVP
Kevin Durant

has been diagnosed
with a stress fracture

in his right foot.

We'll be giving more details
as they become available.

Yesterday after
practice, Kevin alerted

our medical staff of
feeling a little bit

of an aching
in his right foot.

He's starting to show signs
of this.

And we need to address
it, you know, before it becomes

something more significant,
and that he misses more time.

You know, he's
going to recover from this.

He's going to recover,
you know, quickly,

but we're gonna be
really cautious

as we would with every player.

♪

Put your weight on it,
Kevin.

DURANT, VOICE-OVER:
This definitely wasn't
the start of the season

I was looking for.

You know, I've played through
a lot of little nicks and pains

because that's just
the grind of the season,

but this one was
a little different,

something I never felt.

I mean, I worked so hard. I was
ready to show my teammates

and my coaches and the rest
of the league what I got.

It was definitely
a blow, you know,

'cause I've never
had surgery before.

I've never missed
this much time.

And not being on the court
with my team for the first month

is gonna be tough, you know, but
I'll just try to stay positive.

♪

I can really
appreciate a journey

and the steps you have
to go through

in order to get to the top.

And I have no doubts about
us getting there, you know.

I feel confident that
we can get there one day,

but I think, you know,
the journey that we take

to get there is always,
you know, up and down.

You know, peaks and valleys.

And I want to win.

That's the biggest thing
in this league,

is winning a championship.

It's time to get it done.

♪

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