{"product_id":"kd-kevin-durants-relentless-pursuit-to-be-the-greatest-9781501197826","title":"Kd: Kevin Durant's Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest","description":"\u003cb\u003eGolden State Warriors insider and bestselling author Marcus Thompson \"paints a complex portrait and captures all the multitudes of a dynamic athlete trying to carve his legacy\" (Jonathan Abrams, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) with this definitive biography of one of the most extraordinary basketball players in NBA history--Kevin Durant. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe NBA has never seen a player quite like Kevin Durant. Larry Bird wasn't as quick, Magic Johnson didn't have such a range, and Michael Jordan wasn't seven feet tall. Durant handles the ball like Allen Iverson, shoots like Dirk Nowitzki, and has the scoring instincts of Kobe Bryant. He does it in a body that's about as big as Hakeem Olajuwon. But ultimately, Kevin Durant is like no one but himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an incredible first season with Golden State, Kevin Durant earned the coveted NBA Finals MVP award: he was the Warriors' top scorer in every game of the 2017 Finals, helping the team snatch the title from LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a sports columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic Bay Area\u003c\/i\u003e, and longtime beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors, Marcus Thompson is perfectly positioned to trace Durant's inspirational journey. \u003ci\u003eKD\u003c\/i\u003e follows Durant's underdog story from his childhood spent in poverty outside DC; to his rise playing on AAU teams with future NBA players; to becoming a star and hometown hero for the Oklahoma Thunder; to his controversial decision to play for the NBA rival Golden State Warriors; to his growth from prodigy into a man, in the first true inside account of this superstar player. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his \"gift for insight into people, in a way that might be sui generis among writers\" (Ethan Strauss, \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/i\u003e), Thompson has written a powerful, moving biography of a modern-day legend that is also an essential read for all sports fans--or anyone who wants to know: what's it like to shoot for greatness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThompson, Marcus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Marcus Thompson II is a lead columnist at \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/i\u003e, covering the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers and Giants, and the Oakland Raiders and A's. He was previously a sportswriter at the San Jose \u003ci\u003eMercury News \u003c\/i\u003eand covered the Warriors exclusively as a beat writer for ten seasons. He lives with his wife, Dawn, and daughter, Sharon, in Oakland, California. He is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eGolden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKD: Kevin Durant's Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492682207506,"sku":"9781501197826","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62263065-f83e-4ba2-aa1e-d7e874f96d90.jpg?v=1730603500","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kd-kevin-durants-relentless-pursuit-to-be-the-greatest-9781501197826","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}