<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - durant</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/durant</link><description>Newsvine - durant</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:17:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:33 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Durant fined $25,000 by NBA for 'menacing gesture'</title>
<description><![CDATA[The NBA fined Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant $25,000 on Friday for making a "menacing gesture," when he pretended to slice his throat after throwing down a big dunk during the Thunder's victory against the Golden State Warriors.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17724872-durant-fined-25000-by-nba-for-menacing-gesture</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17724872-durant-fined-25000-by-nba-for-menacing-gesture</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>fined</category><category>golden-state-warriors</category><category>thunder</category><category>oklahoma-city</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:12:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2488020e-fac6-4fd0-a110-d8f75ede5c12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="369" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2488020e-fac6-4fd0-a110-d8f75ede5c12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) goes up for a shot against Golden State Warriors' Andrew Bogut during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Kevin Durant goes from gold medal to red carpet</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant is going from representing the red, white and blue to walking the red carpet.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13366574-kevin-durant-goes-from-gold-medal-to-red-carpet</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13366574-kevin-durant-goes-from-gold-medal-to-red-carpet</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>nba</category><category>movie</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:19:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=151f52e0-5308-4756-8fe5-46638a5ab9bc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="325" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=151f52e0-5308-4756-8fe5-46638a5ab9bc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States' Kevin Durant celebrates after the men's gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. USA won 107-100. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Thunder advance over Spurs, questionable foul calls</title>
<description><![CDATA[I'm a Spurs fan. &nbsp;Born and raised in San Antonio. &nbsp;I'm also a Longhorn. &nbsp;I have big love for Kevin Durant as he was a freshman when I was a freshman at UT (when the Horns sadly lost in the Sweet Sixteen). &nbsp;I give the Spurs a lot of credit, they swept the first&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jimmy -2776696]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jimmy -2776696]]></source><link>http://jimmy2776696.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12095486-thunder-advance-over-spurs-questionable-foul-calls</link><guid>http://jimmy2776696.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12095486-thunder-advance-over-spurs-questionable-foul-calls</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>spurs</category><category>duncan</category><category>basketball</category><category>san-antonio</category><category>thunder</category><category>durant</category><category>okc</category><category>enchiladas</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCDnARTa230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zCDnARTa230/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">The Oklahoma City Thunder may have had a little too much help on Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTpo9pUmZpU" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wTpo9pUmZpU/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">The Oklahoma City Thunder may have had a little too much help on Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80FC5WMiYqQ" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/80FC5WMiYqQ/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">The Oklahoma City Thunder may have had a little too much help on Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT: Durant always destined for this moment</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12098968-pbt-durant-always-destined-for-this-moment</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12098968-pbt-durant-always-destined-for-this-moment</guid><category>nba</category><category>games</category><category>spurs</category><category>thunder</category><category>rallying</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 06:54:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120606-kevin-durant-1112p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120606-kevin-durant-1112p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;PBT: Kevin Durant reaching the NBA finals was never a question of if, but rather when. And now, after scoring 34 points in rallying the Thunder to a 107-99 win to eliminate the Spurs in six games, this is his time.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT: Westbrook's thunder, Durant's lightning bury LA</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/20/11776425-pbt-westbrooks-thunder-durants-lightning-bury-la</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/20/11776425-pbt-westbrooks-thunder-durants-lightning-bury-la</guid><category>lakers</category><category>westbrook</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>oklahoma-citys</category><category>while-russell-westbrook</category><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:56:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120519-durant-westbrook-1038p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120519-durant-westbrook-1038p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;PBT: While Russell Westbrook was racking up 37 points and rallying the Thunder from a 13-point deficit, Kevin Durant waited patiently before burying the Lakers in Oklahoma City's 103-100 Game 4 win.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant 2nd again to LeBron in MVP race</title>
<description><![CDATA[When the NBA's MVP results were announced Saturday, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant found himself in a familiar spot: second.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/12/11676990-durant-2nd-again-to-lebron-in-mvp-race</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/12/11676990-durant-2nd-again-to-lebron-in-mvp-race</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>oklahoma-city-thunder</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4f2bc1b-a3cc-49af-8f10-77fa975ccf11.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="436" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4f2bc1b-a3cc-49af-8f10-77fa975ccf11.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="131" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant smiles as he walks off the court following NBA basketball practice in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 11, 2012. The Thunder will have had eight full days off when they start the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night against either the Denver Nuggets or the Los Angeles Lakers. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a2ea135f-174c-4715-8083-55c70c971c30.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="391" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a2ea135f-174c-4715-8083-55c70c971c30.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="118" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, and James Harden, right, pose for a photo following a basketball news conference in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Harden was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year after leading all bench players in scoring this season by averaging 16.8 points on a career-best 49 percent. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT: LeBron, Heat make their case vs. Thunder</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11029257-pbt-lebron-heat-make-their-case-vs-thunder</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11029257-pbt-lebron-heat-make-their-case-vs-thunder</guid><category>nba</category><category>heat</category><category>lebron-james</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>hard-fought</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 04:34:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120404-lebron-james-1023p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120404-lebron-james-1023p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;PBT: LeBron James and Kevin Durant put on quite a show, and the Heat and Thunder gave a glimpse of what a potential NBA finals matchup could look like as Miami prevailed in a hard-fought 98-93 win Wednesday night.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT: All-Star game winners, losers</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/27/10514383-pbt-all-star-game-winners-losers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/27/10514383-pbt-all-star-game-winners-losers</guid><category>for</category><category>lebron</category><category>mvp</category><category>dwight-howard</category><category>durant</category><category>pbt</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>non-factor</category><category>pbt-kevin-durant</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:16:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Durant: Yao deserves to be in Hall of Fame</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant says it is "tough" to see Yao Ming retire and that the player deserves to be in the basketball Hall of Fame.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7067817-durant-yao-deserves-to-be-in-hall-of-fame</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7067817-durant-yao-deserves-to-be-in-hall-of-fame</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>retiring</category><category>yao-ming</category><category>yao</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>oklahoma-city-thunder</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:27:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1984051f-b7e3-4f68-87b3-1b16a18977c7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1984051f-b7e3-4f68-87b3-1b16a18977c7.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2006 file photo,  China's Yao Ming, center, is surrounded by fans after China defeated Australia 63-61, during the 2006 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup in Kunshan, China. Yao Ming's expected retirement could diminish the NBA's once-burgeoning popularity in China, with many fans saying they would no longer watch games. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Could Cambage be the Shock's Kevin Durant?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Tulsa Shock can only hope Liz Cambage will be their Kevin Durant.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/14/6470270-could-cambage-be-the-shocks-kevin-durant</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/14/6470270-could-cambage-be-the-shocks-kevin-durant</guid><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>tulsa-shock</category><category>cambage</category><category>liz-cambage</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:51:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/380efe2e-377b-4513-abd9-fa45a6509a62.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="473" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/380efe2e-377b-4513-abd9-fa45a6509a62.jpg" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage, right, of Australia, and Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, pose after exchanging jerseys in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8c7890f0-161e-48fb-9d18-8621a375cee7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="406" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8c7890f0-161e-48fb-9d18-8621a375cee7.jpg" width="120" height="122" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage, right, of Australia, reacts after Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, signed an autograph for her in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/95c9d339-095b-4a88-9827-af3fbcfb6c42.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/95c9d339-095b-4a88-9827-af3fbcfb6c42.jpg" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage, right, of Australia, hugs Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/901b4357-347b-4104-bc01-26975b6a3696.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/901b4357-347b-4104-bc01-26975b6a3696.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage, right, of Australia, talks with Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4067dadb-f2f3-4dc3-a0f9-e1ebe16eeb29.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4067dadb-f2f3-4dc3-a0f9-e1ebe16eeb29.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Australia's Elizabeth Cambage speaks during a news conference after being chosen by the Tulsa Shock with the No. 2 pick in the WNBA basketball draft in Bristol, Conn., Monday, April 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton Robb)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant doubtful against Hawks with ankle injury</title>
<description><![CDATA[NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant was held out of practice Thursday with a sprained left ankle and Thunder coach Scott Brooks says it's doubtful he will play Friday night at Atlanta.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/03/6180643-durant-doubtful-against-hawks-with-ankle-injury</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/03/6180643-durant-doubtful-against-hawks-with-ankle-injury</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>scott-brooks</category><category>oklahoma-city-thunder</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:33:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/34b894a0-5c32-4147-acb5-8d19b65928e3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="480" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/34b894a0-5c32-4147-acb5-8d19b65928e3.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (35) looks to pass the ball around Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu (15), of Turkey, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4ad0a61e-5852-44de-a7ce-106da28a356e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="347" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4ad0a61e-5852-44de-a7ce-106da28a356e.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, right, shoots over Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in Oklahoma City. The Lakers won 90-87.(AP Photo/James Schammerhorn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant limps off floor with sprained left ankle</title>
<description><![CDATA[NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant was helped off the court after spraining his left ankle during the third quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6174677-durant-limps-off-floor-with-sprained-left-ankle</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6174677-durant-limps-off-floor-with-sprained-left-ankle</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>hurt</category><category>indiana-pacers</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>oklahoma-city-thunder</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Mar 2011 03:21:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4ad0a61e-5852-44de-a7ce-106da28a356e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="347" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4ad0a61e-5852-44de-a7ce-106da28a356e.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, right, shoots over Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in Oklahoma City. The Lakers won 90-87.(AP Photo/James Schammerhorn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Reagan Didn't Win The Cold War; Nixon Did</title>
<description><![CDATA[ So-called conservatives are celebrating the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan today (Feb. 6, 2011). In the process they are spouting out a mass of unfounded claims and outright lies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elbonian]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Elbonian]]></source><link>http://elbonian.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/07/6002749-reagan-didnt-win-the-cold-war-nixon-did</link><guid>http://elbonian.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/07/6002749-reagan-didnt-win-the-cold-war-nixon-did</guid><category>politics</category><category>nixon</category><category>cold-war</category><category>reagan</category><category>durant</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Feb 2011 04:35:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Durant teaching kids &amp;#8212; and himself &amp;#8212; to eat better</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant wants kids to get out, play and stay healthy. He also understands that some of the things that might keep kids from doing it are some of his favorite hobbies, too.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/07/5787219-durant-teaching-kids-and-himself-to-eat-better</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/07/5787219-durant-teaching-kids-and-himself-to-eat-better</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:04:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2af29aec-07da-47a2-80a7-6f8602e83c14.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="378" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2af29aec-07da-47a2-80a7-6f8602e83c14.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant prepares to shoot over Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant gives foster kids a Christmas surprise</title>
<description><![CDATA[About 120 foster children received an early Christmas surprise Saturday when Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant stopped by to deliver backpacks filled with presents.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/18/5675404-durant-gives-foster-kids-a-christmas-surprise</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/18/5675404-durant-gives-foster-kids-a-christmas-surprise</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>gift</category><category>thunder</category><category>durant</category><category>oklahoma-city-thunder-all-star-kevin-durant</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:20:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1fb222ca-0c75-4934-ad62-7f7718e749c4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="357" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1fb222ca-0c75-4934-ad62-7f7718e749c4.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant shoots all alone against the Sacramento Kings in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010.  Oklahoma City won 102-87. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant is USA Basketball male athlete of the year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant has been chosen USA Basketball male athlete of the year after leading the U.S. to its first world championship in 16 years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/15/5654819-durant-is-usa-basketball-male-athlete-of-the-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/15/5654819-durant-is-usa-basketball-male-athlete-of-the-year</guid><category>sports</category><category>usa</category><category>award</category><category>basketball</category><category>usa-basketball</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:32:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>LeBron, Durant to renew acquaintances in preseason</title>
<description><![CDATA[A poll of NBA general managers released this week suggested that Kevin Durant is the overwhelming favorite to win the league's MVP award this season.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/08/5256245-lebron-durant-to-renew-acquaintances-in-preseason</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/08/5256245-lebron-durant-to-renew-acquaintances-in-preseason</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>lebron</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>and-durant</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Oct 2010 08:09:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/da3ae390-7ae8-421d-a841-0f36d6492319.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="344" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/da3ae390-7ae8-421d-a841-0f36d6492319.jpg" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami Heat forward LeBron James, right, dunks as Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva (31) looks on during the first quarter during a preseason NBA basketball game in Miami, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d50dc66a-2a00-4feb-80fb-ba4dd3d892d3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d50dc66a-2a00-4feb-80fb-ba4dd3d892d3.jpg" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Wallace (3) drives to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball preseason game in Fayetteville, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. .(AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Winderman: Defining moments could come early</title>
<description><![CDATA[The final answer comes only after The Finals.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ira Winderman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ira Winderman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/21/5151929-winderman-defining-moments-could-come-early</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/21/5151929-winderman-defining-moments-could-come-early</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>heat</category><category>raptors</category><category>camp</category><category>extensions</category><category>yao</category><category>bosh</category><category>durant</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:38:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-100921-shaquille-oneal-119p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-100921-shaquille-oneal-119p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Newly signed Boston Celtics player Shaquille O'Neal speaks to reporters at a news conference in Waltham, Massachusetts August 10, 2010.    REUTERS/Brian Snyder    (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT: Durant sitting atop basketball universe now</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant has yet to disappoint. He had a fantastic rookie year, has grown in each of his three seasons in the NBA, and emerged as one of the top players in the game. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Mahoney, ProBasketballTalk.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rob Mahoney, ProBasketballTalk.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/13/5101227-pbt-durant-sitting-atop-basketball-universe-now</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/13/5101227-pbt-durant-sitting-atop-basketball-universe-now</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>game</category><category>lebron</category><category>basketball</category><category>flaws</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>he's</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:46:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/afp/dv_to_getty_4166585_0.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="353" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/afp/dv_to_getty_4166585_0.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="106" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;US Kevin Durant celebrates after the World Championship basketball final match Turkey vs. USA, on September 12, 2010 in Istanbul. USA won 81 to 64.        &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Americans look to Durant to help them find gold</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant talks of playing within the offense, letting the game come to him instead of demanding the ball.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mahoney]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brian Mahoney]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/10/5086668-americans-look-to-durant-to-help-them-find-gold</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/10/5086668-americans-look-to-durant-to-help-them-find-gold</guid><category>sports</category><category>worlds</category><category>basketball</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>duties</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8e4c7122-a37d-40d1-bff6-e028beaee4da.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8e4c7122-a37d-40d1-bff6-e028beaee4da.jpg" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;USA's Kevin Durant, left, takes a shot during the quarterfinal round match against Russia at the World Basketball Championship, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f167bc2f-c726-4f37-a0e1-2c7ea48ecb2f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="359" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f167bc2f-c726-4f37-a0e1-2c7ea48ecb2f.jpg" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;USA's Kevin Durant, left, waves as he stands alongside USA's Russel Westbrook at the end of the quarterfinal round match against Russia at the World Basketball Championship, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey.  The USA won the match 89-79. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f5b84a4b-8200-4a09-b705-041de2457f52.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f5b84a4b-8200-4a09-b705-041de2457f52.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;USA's Kevin Durant salutes the crowd during the quarterfinal round against Russia at the World Basketball Championship, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2db3051e-ef9c-4d4d-a8c5-24771d6e6909.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2db3051e-ef9c-4d4d-a8c5-24771d6e6909.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;USA's Kevin Durant celebrates after scoring a basket against Russia during the quarterfinal round at the World Basketball Championship, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Krzyzewski: Durant has been too unselfish so far</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant is too unselfish.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Cohen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rachel Cohen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/13/4881771-krzyzewski-durant-has-been-too-unselfish-so-far</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/13/4881771-krzyzewski-durant-has-been-too-unselfish-so-far</guid><category>us</category><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>mike-krzyzewski</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:52:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/73473556-af29-4699-a59d-74fded1fa22a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/73473556-af29-4699-a59d-74fded1fa22a.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevin Durant goes for a dunk during a scrimmage by the U.S. national basketball team at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant: To stay in Okla City 'a great feeling'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Like fellow NBA superstar LeBron James the night before, Kevin Durant sat in front of dozens of kids on Friday as he talked about the future of his basketball career.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Evans]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Murray Evans]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/09/4647085-durant-to-stay-in-okla-city-a-great-feeling</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/09/4647085-durant-to-stay-in-okla-city-a-great-feeling</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>lebron-james</category><category>thunder</category><category>oklahoma-city</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2010 19:26:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e398d380-85d9-4c5b-a1b7-bf7dff64e894.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e398d380-85d9-4c5b-a1b7-bf7dff64e894.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant watches the team warm up prior to an NBA summer league basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Durant agreed to a five-year contract extension with the team Wednesday, according to an update on his Twitter page. (AP Photo/John Raoux)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/476b5b74-9680-4f7a-84cd-c27ef2195600.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/476b5b74-9680-4f7a-84cd-c27ef2195600.jpg" width="120" height="186" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This April 7, 2010, file photo shows Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (35) going up between two Denver Nuggets defenders on the way to the basket in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. Kevin Durant says he's reached a deal on a five-year contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On his Twitter page Wednesday, July 7, 2010,  Durant said that &quot;God Is Great, me and my family came a long way.&quot;  The team did not immediately confirm the deal.  (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant reaches 5-year deal with Thunder</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Durant didn't go for a spectacle in announcing where he'll be for the next five years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Evans]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Murray Evans]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/30/4589281-durant-reaches-5-year-deal-with-thunder</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/30/4589281-durant-reaches-5-year-deal-with-thunder</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>great-wall</category><category>oklahoma-city-thunder</category><category>thunder-durant</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:48:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/583810eb-d5a0-43a6-86d0-6ccee45ba0a2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/583810eb-d5a0-43a6-86d0-6ccee45ba0a2.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 30, 2010 photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, left, passes off to a teammate from under the basket, in front of Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, in Oklahoma City.  Durant and the Thunder can begin negotiations on a long-term contract extension late Wednesday. It's be his first chance to cash in big-time on his budding NBA stardom, which has brought him the Rookie of the Year award, a selection to last year's All-Star game and finally the scoring title at age 21.  (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f4c0544a-d07f-4639-8847-0189a7273bc0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f4c0544a-d07f-4639-8847-0189a7273bc0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, watches the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game with James Harden, right, against the Boston Celtics in Orlando, Fla., Monday, July 5, 2010.(AP Photo/John Raoux)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Durant hopes to sign extension with Thunder soon</title>
<description><![CDATA[The cover of EA Sports' new NBA video game features Kevin Durant on the cover in a white Oklahoma City Thunder jersey.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeff Latzke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/22/4546002-durant-hopes-to-sign-extension-with-thunder-soon</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/22/4546002-durant-hopes-to-sign-extension-with-thunder-soon</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>thunder</category><category>kevin-durant</category><category>durant</category><category>oklahoma-city-thunder</category><category>ea-sports'</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:01:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lackluster good enough for Lakers in this series</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kobe Bryant called it a grind-it-out kind of game. Like the owner of one of those hairless cats, he had the decency to admit, “It wasn’t pretty.” ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Celizic]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Celizic]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/18/4174106-lackluster-good-enough-for-lakers-in-this-series</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/18/4174106-lackluster-good-enough-for-lakers-in-this-series</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>oklahoma</category><category>lakers</category><category>team</category><category>artest</category><category>thunder</category><category>kobe-bryant</category><category>durant</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:46:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100418_spt-ron-artest-kevin-durant.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100418_spt-ron-artest-kevin-durant.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;LOS ANGELES - APRIL 18:  Ron Artest #37 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder look on in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2010 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 18, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>