It's no secret. Everyone and their mom knows who LeBron James is.
However, Kevin Durant is slowly starting to make the league notice him and forget the stupid plus-minus excuse from last year.
Tonight KD really can make another huge market notice him and give him and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder some kudos. LeBron hasn't faced an awkward match-up like this all season.
Sure, Thabo Sefolosha will probably get the most minutes guarding James. But with KD's freakish long arms, he can get a hand on the ball a lot tonight and could frustrate LeBron.
Durant is obviously the next great player in the league and with a dominant performance tonight, he could elevate himself to the next level. Yes, I said it.
KD has a chance to completely show up LeBron tonight. Is it going to happen? Probably not. But that's why I'm so pumped for this game. It could happen.
Obviously with the "King" coming in to OKC, the Ford Center is going to be sold out. The players are obviously going to have a little extra motivation and focus tonight going up against one of the league's elite.
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Can Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant Make a Statement Against LeBron James?
December 13th, 2009 by Casey Womack Leave a reply »
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