Kevin Durant is still rooting for Michael Beasley

 
BY DARNELL MAYBERRY, Staff Writer, dmayberry@opubco.com | Modified: November 17, 2009 at 5:16 pm | Published: November 17, 2009   

Kevin Durant grew speechless last summer, unsure of what to say to his childhood friend and former teammate who had fallen on hard times.

Durant wanted to reach out to Michael Beasley, but what would he say? The Thunder’s star had never been admitted into a rehabilitation center as Beasley was in mid-August, never felt like it’s not worth living and never got so frustrated that he needed to publicly declare that the world was against him.

photo - Miami’s Michael Beasley, left, and the Thunder’s Kevin Durant, right, have been friends since they were 10 years old. Durant prayed for Beasley while he was going through tough times last summer. PHOTO BY HUGH SCOTT, THE OKLAHOMAN
Miami’s Michael Beasley, left, and the Thunder’s Kevin Durant, right, have been friends since they were 10 years old. Durant prayed for Beasley while he was going through tough times last summer. PHOTO BY HUGH SCOTT, THE OKLAHOMAN

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