Durant Named Rookie Team Coach
The honors just keep rolling in for Thunder forward Kevin Durant.
The NBA has named Durant as a coach for the Rookie team during this year’s Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend. Durant will be on the bench instructing teammate James Harden and the rest of the rookies as they play the sophomores, who will have Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh on the bench as an assistant coach.
The Rookie team’s head coach will be Adrian Dantley, a six-time All-Star and one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history. Dantley is currently in his fourth season as an assistant coach with Denver. The Sophomore team will be coached by Patrick Ewing, the former Knicks great who is an assistant with Orlando.
This year’s appearance as an assistant coach in the Rookie Challenge marks the latest accomplishment in Durant’s fast-rising career. Durant won the Rookie of the Year award in 2008, was MVP of the 2009 Rookie Challenge after scoring a record 46 points and won last season’s inaugural H-O-R-S-E competition at All-Star Weekend. Currently, Durant is tied with Denver’s Carmelo Anthony for the scoring lead at 29.7 points per game and has been selected as an All-Star reserve for the first time in his three-year career.
The Rookie Challenge will held on Friday, Feb. 12 in Dallas. The game will be televised live on TNT at 8 p.m.
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