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Kevin Durant in the NBA Durant was drafted second, behind Greg Oden, in the NBA draft by the Seattle Supersonics. He played his first year in Seattle and then the team relocated to Oklahoma City and changed its name to the Thunder. Durant won Rookie of the Year and became just the third NBA rookie to average more than 20 points a game. The other two were LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. By his second year in the NBA Kevin Durant was considered an elite NBA player. He finished second behind LeBron James in the MVP voting, led the league in scoring, and was named to the All-NBA team. He was the youngest player in NBA history to win the league's scoring title. |
Big Role Of Holding The Torch
It's not just the athletes going for gold in the 2012 London Olympics -- it appears that some of the torch bearers may be trying to cash in on the role of carrying the flame. In the few days since the Olympic flame arrived in Britain several adverts for what are claimed to be genuine Olympic torches have appeared on the online auction site eBay, some with eye-watering price tags. Six torches have sold for more than £100,000 ($158,000) on eBay, although it's not known whether money actually changed hands at the end of the auction. Kids Making Fun In LondonWhen it comes to Olympic ceremonies, London is keen to make sure its schoolchildren play a starring role. Nine-year-old Niamh Clarke-Willis became the latest youngster to take center stage when she pressed the button for the official opening of the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. The wet weather didn't stop more than 40,000 people attending the ceremony, dubbed "2012 Hours to Go," at the Olympic Park in east London. Local schoolgirl Niamh was picked to take part in the historic event after Paralympic archer Danielle Brown fired arrows into a spinning target, covered with the names of 100 children in the crowd.
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