2.  If you had grown up In the ghetto of washington D.C. would you be able to become one of the best and most respected players in the N.B.A

3.  Born September 29 th 1988 in Washington D.C.  Went to Montrose Christian academy and Oaks Hill academy.  Went to university of Texas.

4. Is the leading scorer in the N.B.A  Was rookie of the year in 2007-2008  Youngest person to lead the league in scoring

5.  Will start in 2012 Allstar game  Played pickup games during the lockout and in one game he scored 66 points  Signed $60 million endorsment

6.  Strong  Hardworking  Kind  Never Gave Up  Outgoing  Donates to charity  Grew up in the the ghetto and made it out

7.  NBA.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_durant/bio.ht ml http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_durant/bio.ht ml  wikipedia. (n.d.). Retrieved from wikipedia website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Durant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Durant