In support of the First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, the Ad Council, Department of Health and Human Services and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, have developed new childhood obesity prevention PSAs. KD is featured in the PSA with Bugs Bunny and some of the other popular Looney Tunes characters. Check out the spot below:

Find out more about the Let’s Move! initiative HERE.

Keeping up with Kevin Durant has been no easy task as of late. The All-Star forward has been all over the map and in the headlines during the final month of the NBA regular season.

KD got another Player of the Month award, won the league’s scoring title and is set to play in his first playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In early April, Kevin was honored at the 34th annual March of Dimes Sports Headliner Awards Banquet as the Headliner of the Year. Durant got the award for achieving national and international success in a major sport. With a team on the rise, a national sneaker deal, commercials and shout outs from celebrities and hip hop artists like Snoop Dogg, KD has no doubt brought recognition to Oklahoma.

The banquet was held at the historic (and sometimes spooky, depending on who you ask) Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, and Durant was surrounded by the people who matter most to him, including his mother, grandmother, brother, cousin, friends and members of Goodwin Sports Management.

And when KD returned to the court, he kept on scoring. Whether it was from the free-throw line, behind the arc or coming off those tight curls, Kevin was lighting up scoreboards. The result: KD became the youngest scoring champion in league history when he edged out LeBron James with a scoring average of 30.1 points per game.

Bottom line is we’ve continued to see KD mature before our very eyes. He led the Thunder in scoring, rebounds, steals and was second in blocks. So as much of a scorer KD has developed into, he’s becoming just as polished in other areas on the court.

And when Kevin finally sealed the scoring title in the Thunder’s regular season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, the third-year forward finally broke his silence. KD admitted that the scoring title had been in the back of his mind for most of the season.

“It’s not something I came into the season saying I wanted to get,” Durant said. “But it feels good to be a part of history.”

“I’ve got to tell you guys that,” Durant said, smiling. “But it was in the back of my mind the whole season to be honest with you. It’s going to be cool to go home and say you’re the scoring champ at 21 years old. It’s a blessing, something I can’t take for granted.”

Hey, when media and fans are asking you left and right if you’re going to lead the league in scoring, it’s kind of hard to completely shut it out.

But now comes the fun part for KD. Durant and his Thunder teammates are in the playoffs in just its second season in Oklahoma City. The city is buzzing. The team is playing well. KD is doing his thing. A run-in with the Los Angeles Lakers can only bring good things to KD and his teammates in the long run.

Nothing like making your playoff debut against the defending champs.

And KD has been focused over the last couple of weeks. He’s in the zone, so to speak. His attention is focused solely on these playoffs. So wish him well and make sure you check him out in his playoff debut against the Lakers tomorrow.

KD will be checking in with you about his first playoff series on his blog very soon.

—Team KD

NEW YORK, Apr. 16, 2010 – The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant today was named the Western Conference Player of the Month presented by Kia Motors, for games played during April.

In the month of April, Durant led the league in scoring (34.6 ppg) and added 7.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists 2.0 steals and 1.6 blocks. On April 3, Durant recorded 23 points, five assists, five rebounds and five steals, leading Oklahoma City to a win at Dallas and the team’s first playoff berth since 2005. Durant followed up that performance with 40 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal in a win over Minnesota the following night. Durant, who became the youngest player ever to lead the NBA in scoring (30.1 ppg), had a streak of seven consecutive 30-point games to end the season.

Here is a closer look at the month for Durant:

April 3 @ Dallas: Recorded 23 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and one block in a 121-116 win over the Mavericks.

April 11 @ Golden State: Totaled 40 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals in a 120-117 loss to the Warriors.

The Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia Motors are part of a series of on-court performance awards called “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors.” The series, currently in its third season, is part of a multiyear marketing partnership between Kia Motors America and the NBA, and includes four of the league’s most prestigious year-end honors: Most Valuable Player Award, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award, and Most Improved Player. Kia Motors is the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA and the all-new Sorento is the league’s Official Vehicle. For more information on the “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors” visit www.NBA.com/performanceawards.

The latest colorway of the Nike Zoom KD II has hit Eastbay.com and other retailers. One fan named David Dinh has already picked up a pair of his own and sent in a photo and a message about the shoe.

Here’s what David had to say about the shoe:

“I luv your KD II’s. I had to grab this colorway as soon as it got released online. Great shoes and love how symbolic the shoes are to you. I’d do the same if I could create my own product line.”

If you’re interested in picking up the White, Black and Photo Blue colorway make sure you visit Eastbay.com today!

And if you already have a pair of KD II’s, make sure you send a photo of yourself holding the shoes to KD35Sightings [at] gmail.com and we’ll feature it in the KD II sightings section of the site.

21-year-old Kevin Durant scored 31 points in the final game of the season to finish the season as the youngest scoring champion in NBA history.

KD finished with an average of 30.1 points, 0.4 ahead of LeBron James, and supplanted 22-year-old Max Zaslofsky of the 1947-48 Chicago Stags as the youngest scoring champ in NBA history.

KD’s record setting scoring year was highlighted by a streak of 29 straight games of 25+ points; an accomplishment topped only by Michael Jordan over 20 years ago.

Kevin and the Thunder finished with 50 wins on the season and open their series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon.

What’s good everyone? We had a little bit of a let down last night against the Warriors. Tonight will be another big game because we have the same record as the Blazers and need a win against them to stay ahead in the seeding for the playoffs. Make sure you tune in and check us out tonight!

Well, the college basketball season is officially over, but I really haven’t talked much about women’s basketball. Since I was just watching the WNBA Draft the other day, let’s talk about the lady ballers.

First off, I’m a big fan of basketball no matter who’s playing – women, men, young kids. Being drafted into the NBA, I know that’s a big thing for anybody to be able to go into the profession they’ve always wanted to go to. So to see the smiles on everyone’s faces when they heard their names called during the WNBA Draft was something I enjoyed.

I’ve got a couple of friends who were drafted that I got to know over the years from playing basketball, too. Monica Wright, she went to UVA and we’re from the same area. Tina Charles went to the University of Connecticut and Jayne Appel from Stanford, we all played in the same McDonalds All American game. So it was cool to see them get drafted.

We were playing the Utah Jazz the night of the women’s championship game, but I did get to catch the National Semi-Finals. Man, those were some good games. Brittney Griner from Baylor is real good and a lot of fun to watch. But UConn had a better team and they prevailed. So it was something else to see them win two titles in a row and not lose a game in two years.

UConn is one of the top teams I’ve ever seen. A 78-game winning streak??? That’s impossible to do. Definitely one of the top 10 teams I’ve ever seen.

What did you all think? Let me know in the comments section.

Fans: Be sure to check out Kevin on Twitter and Facebook.

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!

Fans: Be sure to check out Kevin on Twitter and Facebook.

There has been a ton of talk this season about how great KD has been performing on the court. He’s currently the league leader in scoring and has has already helped the Thunder clinch a playoff spot. With all of his on the court success, it’s easy to miss some of the things he’s done off the court.

From his Giving Tree event this past Christmas, to making a donation to Haiti, KD has also established himself as an all-star off of the court. Here’s a video that will play before KD is recognized at this Thursday’s 34th Annual March of Dimes Sports Headliner Banquet:

What’s good everyone? Well, we’re coming down the home stretch of the regular season right now, with just five more games left before the playoffs begin.

I’m sure a lot of you saw last night’s game against the Jazz. That felt like a 12 round boxing match. I can’t lie, that game really hurt. We were so close and then just lost in the final seconds of OT. Deron Williams was awesome for the Jazz. We just have to take our hats off to them for winning.

Tonight’s game against the Denver Nuggets should be another good challenge for us. With everyone in the West within a couple of game of each other it’s important for us to win every game we can. Make sure y’all tune in tonight and check us out.

So how many people have picked up the new Usher album, Raymond vs. Raymond? I know it dropped last week, so today I’m gonna give you my little review.

Overall, I thought it was okay. I’m a BIG fan of Usher so I might be biased toward some songs people might not like but I think it’s good just because it’s Usher. I’m glad he came out with some new stuff, and he has some nice songs on there that I can rock to. It wasn’t his best album, but it’s still a great album.

I like, ‘There Goes My Baby,’ that’s a song that everyone knows. I like ‘Mars Versus Venus,’ this song called ‘She Don’t Know’ with Ludacris and the song, ‘Okay.’ It was a nice album – it was just a lot more pop than his usual albums. A lot more dance tracks than what I’m used to with Usher. There are just less love songs.

But if you’re an Usher fan, I think you’ll like it. So go get it. If you’ve already heard it, give me your thoughts in the comments section.

Fans: Be sure to check out Kevin on Twitter and Facebook.

The folks over at SLAM Magazine chose Kevin and two of his Thunder teammates (Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green) to grace the cover of this month’s SLAM Magazine.

Here’s insight from SLAM Big Bossman, Lang Whitaker on why they picked the three young up and coming players to be on the cover:

Picking Oklahoma City from the West was a no-brainer. Sure they’re young and talented and all that, but what they’ve accomplished in just two years is incredible. Anyone remember that it was just a little over a year ago that they started out 1-12? I think everyone recognized they were a talented team, led by probably the most talented young player in the NBA, but now they’re not only a Playoff team out West, they’re three games out of first in their division and on pace to win 50.

Our main man Nima Zarrabi spent time with the Thunder when they were out in Cali a couple of weeks ago, and he wrote a great story that captures not only how well the Thunder players all get along, but also just how well the franchise is positioned going forward.

Support the Thunder and pick up your copy of this month’s SLAM Magazine today!

—Team KD