Among the many things impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was Jamal Crawford’s The Crawsover Pro-Am summer league. Seattle residents found out in June they were missing out on their premier basketball event this year.
So that meant not more stories like the one Jamal Crawford shared during his appearance on the Jeremy Mills Podcast about Kevin Durant from when the now Brooklyn Nets forward played in The Crawsover Pro-Am back in 2013:
After the game, I remember we were getting Kevin out of there peacefully. Couldn’t talk to too many people. It was chaotic, so we had to get him out of there safely. We get him in his car, he leaves, he goes and probably gets about a half-block, tells the driver [to] stop the car]. He lets everybody come to his car, get autographs [and] pictures for an hour. For an hour, after the game was over. But that’s who he is.
So, then he texts me later on and was like, ‘Man, this was the best day of my summer.’ He absolutely adored it. It was his first time back in Seattle. the love he got — he stopped his car. We got him out of there safely where fans could say by but he had to keep moving [yet] he stopped his car, stayed there for an hour in the middle of the street and fans came up. It was unbelievable.
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— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) October 11, 2020
Facts only. KD stopped the car to stay an hr after the game so the fans in Seattle could have that time with him in his first time back. That's more special than the talent. @KDTrey5 REAL! https://t.co/lvhRXgMwGJ
— đ Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) October 11, 2020
The Caron Butler shared a memory on Twitter of Durant going the extra mile for young basketball players:
@KDTrey5 is a Special Brother. He came to my basketball camp right after his MVP season to inspire the kids. #Racine KD I will never forget that neither will those kids.