My Night at the March of Dimes Sports Headliner Awards Banquet

Published by in Blog on April 9th, 2010 | 5

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What’s good everyone? I hope you all are having a great day today!

We’ve had a couple of tough, close losses this week. But with the playoffs around the corner, we have to just keep playing as hard as we can. We have another big game against Phoenix tonight, so make sure to tune in or come out to the game and support us. My boy Jared Dudley is on the Suns, and he’s become one of the tougher defenders in the NBA, so it definitely should be a battle out there.

Thursday was a busy day for me. After a light practice in the morning, I slipped into a nice black suit, put on a black tie and made my way to downtown Oklahoma City at night for an award I received from the March of Dimes at their Sports Headliner banquet.

The banquet was held at the Skirvin Hotel, which some opposing teams have said is haunted, but either way it’s a real classy spot. And this was a real nice awards banquet.

First of all, I was kind of shocked when I heard that I was being named the Sports Headliner of the Year. I’ve only been here for a year and a half and they’re already starting to recognize me. But man, it felt good.

There’s so many great teams and players and coaches to come through here and to be named one of them is just an honor for me. It’s one of those awards that I can say I got because the state of Oklahoma has embraced me since day one. Yeah, I went to the University of Texas but Oklahomans quickly embraced me and I was just humbled to be there.

My mom and my grandmother came and my brothers too, so it was great to have them around for support. My mom even got to present me with the award, and that’s something that’s never happened before. I know it meant a lot to her as well.

Well, I just want to thank everybody who’s supported me and my teammates ever since we got to Oklahoma City. Just make sure you root for us the rest of the season!

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  • http://twitter.com/JaxBileDuct Jax Raging Bile Duct

    Congratulations KD. The award was well deserved. It's cool they had your mom present you with the award. I'm sure that her pride in all her children is enough recognition for her, but good moms deserve some public praise as well. Love having you here in Oklahoma. I can't imagine it any other way.

  • steverobokc

    Congrats KD… You have been an amazing ambassador of our state and more importantly Oklahoma City! We can not thank you enough for everything you and your Thunder teammates have done for this city! We Love you guys and hope we can make the Ford Center the rowdiest place in the NBA for many years to come! You will go down in history as the one player who took a city from NBA wannabe to NBA greatness! You alone can put OKC on the map! Thank you and Go Thunder!

  • Nichole

    Congrats on your award and being named the Sports Headliner of the Year KD. You deserve every blessing that's coming your way because you have worked hard to get to the place that you're at now, so whatever award you get next just know that you've earned it. I'm sure having your mom present that award to u was icing on the cake. I bet u looked very handsome in your suit. I wish i was in OKC to see ya'll play but i will be rooting from my couch. Have a good game. Go Thunder!!

  • Courtnei

    Oklahoma LOVES you and the Thunder. Congrats on your achievement. Many more years of success to come.

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