It seems ridiculous that we, as a basketball-loving people, haven’t yet settled on a nickname for Kevin Durant.
"Iceberg Slim," "Slim Reaper," "Durantula," "The Servant." Many a noble attempt has been made, and not one has stuck—at least not yet.
We’re guessing this one probably won’t either, albeit for different reasons.
Following Durant’s game-winning three in Friday’s 119-118 win over the Toronto Raptors, Greivis Vasquez—a former high school teammate of KD’s—reached for one of the more transcendent superlatives imaginable.
"If you got Kevin Durant on your team, you’re safe," said Vazquez, according to The Oklahoman’s NewsOK.com. "He’s like Jesus in this league."
Provocative? Sure. Unprecedented? Nope.
Say hello to NBA Hall of Famer and peerless streetball legend Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, who also went by the moniker "Black Jesus."
Then there’s Ray Allen, a.k.a. Jesus Shuttlesworth from the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game.
Even LeBron James has had the Jesus label levied his way, albeit in a m ...
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Now Kevin Durant Is Being Compared to Jesus
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