Kevin Durant’s team, the Oklahoma City, scored a game-record 46 points, lifting his team sophomores to a 122-116 win in the NBA’s Rookie Challenge. Kevin Durant scored magnificent Rookie Challenge-record 46 points and ensured his team’s spectacular victory. He also broke the record of 36 set by Phoenix’s sophomore, Amare Stoudemire, in 2004.
Kevin Druant’s friend, Michael Beasley of Miami, was not far behind. He led his rookies with 29 points. Kevin Durant has been a real star in the sophomore NBA challenge. His victorious saga of the hero now has more pleasant sides to it. Rookie Michael Beasley and “Thunder Guard” Kevin Durant were childhood friends and played together in Maryland. Their friendship was immortalized through their warm embrace after the NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge game in Phoenix. The way the game was played, with warm smiles across these two stars’ faces, made the game appear like a friendly playground game of Maryland between Kevin Durant and Michael Beasley.
Even after the Oklahoma City’s victory, Michael Beasley gushed, “Kevin’s a great player and I’m just glad to be on the court with him…. I’m happy to be mentioned in the same breath as him.” The star of the day, Kevin Durant, hit 17 of the 25 shots from the field, four of eight from three-point range, and all eight of his free throws were successful.

Kevin Durant Leads NBA Sophomores
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