The Works: Who Is Kevin Durant?

Filed under: WNBA, FIBA, USA Basketball, Thunder, FIBA World Championship

In The Works today: a report from the WNBA's super-heavyweight Storm-Mercury bout; the World Championship in maps; and readers teach us more about Ramadan.



But first, who is the real Kevin Durant, and why do we care so much?



The Man Who Wasn't There: Dateline, this week on the Internet. Tommy Craggs, writing for that hotbed of skepticism Slate, asked whether we've gone too far with the whole Kevin Durant, Goodness and Light, thing. Nate Jones, social media expert for the Goodwins -- Durant's representation -- weighed in the next day, via Twitter, with his thoughts on the article.



The first leg of disclosure: I am a big fan of Craggs, especially his writing for Slate; I think Jones is one of the best at what he does, and frequently consult him when social media issues invade the NBA news cycle.



The rest of it: I consider both of them friends, or at least web-pals. Tommy and I get together when I'm in New York, and Nate and I have been on-and-off colleagues for years. I finally met him in person the other night. Then I accidentally knocked over a table on press row at Key Arena. It was the table's fault.



So yeah, it goes without saying that I have to give my two cents about this one.

 

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