{"id":425015,"date":"2015-01-06T17:03:58","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T22:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=425015"},"modified":"2022-09-17T13:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T18:27:51","slug":"brief-history-kevin-durant-honorary-messages-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/brief-history-kevin-durant-honorary-messages-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Kevin Durant&#8217;s Honorary Messages on Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong> is simply a class act.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the 2013-2014 MVP has shown his support for various, worldly topics and issues by speaking on them, taking to social media to express his concern about them and\/or by way of his shoes with message about a current event. Most of the time, you can spot a motivational message or honorary text on his shoe days after news breaks about a specific topic. Today, we take a look back at Kevin Durant&#8217;s honorary messages on shoes over the years.<\/p>\n<p>In remembrance of the Newtown, Connecticut victims, Kevin Durant honored the children by writing &#8220;Newtown, CT&#8221; on his &#8220;Home&#8221; Nike KD Vs in a game during the 2012-2013 NBA season. The script, seen right under the swoosh, was written on both shoes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant\u00a0referenced a game that happened 16 years before he was born by writing &#8220;1972&#8221; on his sneakers prior to dropping 33 points in Team USA&#8217;s 89-79 victory over a Russian squad in the 2010 FIBA Games. He did so in remembrance of the game played 38 years ago to the day that then-USSR beat the USA on a disputed series of calls.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant is always displaying acts of kindness and no honorary message was needed in this instance.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to a Oklahoma City Thunder vs.\u00a0Detroit Pistons game earlier this year, the Durant met with\u00a0a 13-year-old by the name of Anthony Cupp, an eighth-grader who had mowed lawns in his neighborhood to earn enough money to buy a pair of Durant&#8217;s signature shoes. After purchasing the sneakers, Cupp was robbed by some other kids in the area for his shoes. Durant caught wind of the story, invited the kid on the floor, spoke with him and\u00a0\u00a0gave the kid two autographed pairs of shoes in addition to the jacket and a backpack.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant showed his support of the recent protests over police violence in the U.S. by writing &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; on his shoes.\u00a0While other NBA players have been raising awareness with the wear of the &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Breathe&#8221; shirts that quote the last words of Eric Garner, Durant incorporated the &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; quote on his in addition to also the Bible verse Ephesians 3:20.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant\u00a0took to social media to express their thoughts and sadness regarding the death of one of the most iconic ESPN figures, Stuart Scott. He also\u00a0honored Scott with a written message on his Nike KD VIs in last night&#8217;s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors. The message featured one of Scott&#8217;s famous catchphrases and specifically read, &#8220;Boo-yah! RIP The Great Stuart Scott.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: Sharpie Salutes: 10 of the NBA&#8217;s Most Memorable Honorary Messages on Sneakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Durant is simply a class act. 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