2x NBA champion and Superstar forward of the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant, has had an excellent run in his 15-year career in the NBA. Durant is well on his way to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Moreover, the All-star forward has made a fortune worth millions over the years. On the court, Durant has achieved it all. But the same cannot be said for his off-the-court life.
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Kevin Durant has been one of the best NBA players in the past decade. The then-Seattle Supersonics drafted Durant in 2007. The Supersonics were transformed into the Oklahoma City Thunder. KD played for the Thunder for over a decade. But during those years in Oklahoma, he neither found a championship nor a romantic partner. In a Cosmopolitan sit-down in 2013, Durant mentioned his dating drought at the time and boiled it down to a single reason.
Durant, then 24, and single featured on a Q&A segment with the Cosmopolitan magazine. The century magazine, based out of New York, is centered around fashion and lifestyle for women. Consequently, the questions in the sit down with Durant revolved around his dating life.
Kevin Durant opened up about his dating struggles
In the interview, Kevin Durant was asked numerous questions about his dating life, approach toward women, preferences, and more. When asked about whether he had been dating anyone lately, Durant said, “My dating scene is really slow at the moment since I’ve been focusing on basketball so much.”?
KD confessed to being single and admitted to his dating struggles with some hard-hitting truths. He boiled down his dating drought to a single reason; his dedication to basketball. Durant’s love for basketball is well-known in the NBA community; the guy was born to hoop. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t seem out of place for a 24-year-old rising star to focus all his time and effort on the court. He was, at the time, one of the best young players in the league.?
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The season prior to the interview, Durant and the Thunder reached the ultimate stage of basketball; the NBA finals. The young and rising Thunder were matched against the behemoth from the east, the Miami Heat. The Thunder lost to the LeBron James-led Heat in a disappointing five-game series. The King won his first ring, and the Thunder were in shambles following the humiliating loss.
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The Slim Reaper shocked the NBA world in 2016 when he announced that he was leaving the Thunder and signing with the Golden State Warriors to play alongside Stephen Curry. He received massive backlash following his move. But Durant proved the nay-sayers wrong when he won back-to-back championships with 2x NBA finals MVP. Durant then left the Warriors and signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2021.