Kevin Durant was born in Washington D.C. on
September 29, 1988. His parents are Wanda and Wayne Pratt. KD short or (Kevin
Durant) had one sister and two brothers. His sister’s name was Briana. His
brothers were Anthony and Rayvonne. Durant had love for the game ever since he
was a child growing up with his two brothers and sisters. He was raised by his
mother and grandmother, Barbara Davis, which is his mother’s mother.
Unfortunately, his father was not in the picture when Kevin was first born, he
missed over 10 years of Kevin’s life as a child. His dad left right before had
Kevin’s very first birthday and later came back when Durant was 13 years old. Basketball got serious
for Kevin Durant at the age of 11, playing for an AUU team called the Prince
George Jaguars. Kevin won two national championships while playing with the
Jaguars. After his first championship where he scored 18 points during the
second half of the final game, Kevin was so excited that he went up to his
mother and told her that he wanted to play in the NBA. Kevin Durant also played
with current NBA players Michael Beasley who he was best friends with and Tywon
Lawson as well. Kevin decided to wear the number 35 to honor Charles Craig, his
AAU coach. Unfortunately, Coach Craig died at the age of 35.