NetsDaily · Apr 26, 2021
And the Oscar goes to ... Kevin Durant!
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesHours after he returned from a thigh injury and scored 33 points in a win in Brooklyn Sunday, Kevin Durant, along with Mike Conley Jr and his agent/manager Rich Kleiman, won an Academy Award in Hollywood as executive producers of “Two Distant Strangers” which won in the Live Action Short category.
The Oscar was accepted by writer-director Travon Free and co-director Martin Roe
The 32-year-old Durant already has an MVP, two Finals MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in his trophy case. He joins Kobe Bryant as hoopers turned Oscar winners. Bryant won in 2018 for “Dear Basketball,” an animated short film that was more of a memoir.