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NBA champion Kevin Durant of Warriors visits Hoopfest

Kevin Durant shoots T-shirts into the crowd at Hoopfest’s Center Court, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Kevin Durant shoots T-shirts into the crowd at Hoopfest’s Center Court, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Halfway through the 6-foot-and-under men’s semifinal at Nike Center Court on Saturday, a few turned their backs towards the court. They gazed down Stevens Street and pointed at something that had caught their eyes.

A few others looked up to see why some had began ignoring the game. They took out their cell phones and started leaning over the back of the bleachers to grab a better photo.

Then the crowd erupted.

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant surprised thousands of Hoopfest players and fans on Sunday as he made his way between the bleachers along Stevens and to the center of the court.

Young fans rushed from the bleachers, grabbing their basketballs, gym bags, hats, whatever they could find, for the 2017 NBA Finals MVP to sign/Whitney Ogden, SR. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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