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News Kevin Durant Risking Street Cred with New On-Court Fanny Pack
"I don't care too much about fashion or how things look," said Durant, of the fanny pack he has been wearing in recent games. "I just want my clothing and accessories to be comfortable and useful," he added, unzipping his fanny pack to get some chapstick.
Durant's in-game fanny pack — in which he carries tissues, mints, aspirin, his cell phone, wallet, a Swiss army knife, pen and notepad, and a pocket-size book of Sudoku puzzles — has been the talk of the league since he began wearing it last week. The pack, an item most often used by uncool, middle-aged dads, has also forced the NBA to contemplate banning their use during games.
"We never listed fanny packs in the uniform code because we couldn't conceive of there being an NBA player so uncool to even consider wearing one," said NBA commissioner David Stern. "Even I don't wear a fanny pack when I take my grand kids to the zoo and look at me! I'm probably one of the lamest people there is."
Poll Who is the best player in the NBA?
- Blake Griffin -- he has the physical ability to one day re-write the record books, as long as he also has the mental ability to leave the Clippers as a free agent
- Lebron James -- he has every physical trait you could want in a player; he also has intangibles like drive, confidence and general douchebaggery
- Dwyane Wade -- he's not even the best player on his team, but he's earned the right to be on this list and not voted for
- Dwight Howard -- he's an elite talent and he genuinely loves basketball, which is also sort of a problem: I mean, stop smiling, guy! This is a game! It's not supposed to be that fun!
- Derrick Rose -- he's building his own legacy in Chicago, which will probably prompt Michael Jordan to say something really dickish soon about how Rose isn't as good as he was
- Kevin Durant -- he's the rare young player who is legitimately good and not just a by-product of the Oklahoma City media hype machine
- Kobe Bryant -- he just won MVP of the All-Star Game, proving his 40% effort is superior to every other top player's 40%
- Carmelo Anthony -- he's not in the same league as guys like Kobe and Lebron but ... wait, check that: he's now super-great because he plays in New York!
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