From one of the last charity games KD participated in before the lockout ended. Shout out to our friends at The Mars Reel for putting this together.

The NBA Season opens on Christmas day this season and KD will be sporting a special colorway of his signature Nike Zoom KD IV sneaker to commemorate the holiday season. The Copper colorway pays tribute to cookie cutters used to make cookies throughout the holiday season.

The KD IV Christmas will be available for purchase midnight eastern Christmas Morning on Nikestore.com and at various retailers.

SLAM Magazine recently took a look back at some of their Punks features on NBA stars during their high school days. Here’s a look at KD’s.

Kevin Durant probably wouldn’t mind hollering at Nike or Rocawear one day about becoming a pitchman, but as of right now, the only companies the 6-9 sensation screams praises for are Skippy and Smuckers. “I eat a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,” says the player who’s currently sandwiched between Greg Oden and our own Thaddeus Young in the top three spots of the 2006 prospect rankings. “I eat that every day. That’s my favorite. I put a lot of peanut butter on them!”

So, the secret’s out: Fill up on the lunchtime staple and your basketball skills go through the roof. It probably helps that Durant’s as long as the release-day line for Madden ’06 and he has the versatility of a Hummer H3. Still, PB&J has its place. “One of the things our strength coach recommends,” says Stu Vetter, head coach at Durant’s new hoops home, Montrose Christian Academy, “is that when Kevin is finished lifting, he eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich because that helps you gain weight and strength. He’s going to get a lot of peanut butter and jelly at Montrose.” Atkins, eat your heart out.

Another thing the 17-year-old Maryland-bred phenom had best learn to digest is all the media attention coming his way. Durant, who starred first at MD’s National Christian and then at Oak Hill (VA) Academy the past three years, has landed at yet another national prep powerhouse for his high-profile senior season. “We’re used to high expectations,” insists Coach Vetter, who’s had a team ranked every year that the USA Today poll has come out and is loaded again this season. “Kevin will simply blend in with these players. We have another three or four D1 players that I didn’t even mention.”

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KD will be participating in a NBA Town Hall today with Amare Stoudemire and Stephen Curry at 8pm Eastern time (7pm OKC time). You can watch the NBA Town Hall on the video player after the jump at that time.

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Here’s a preview of the white/grey/photo blue Nike Zoom KD IV colorway KD will be wearing at home games to start the season. Look for this colorway to hit retail early 2012. For now, get all the currently available KD Nike gear at Nikestore.com

In ESPN’s preseason poll of 30 of its NBA writers, 12 predicted KD to win the 2012 NBA MVP, while 11 believe it will be LeBron and 7 think it will be Chris Paul. What’s your predicting for 2012 NBA MVP?

Check out the latest KD Dri-Fit T-Shirt to hit Nikestore.com. A modern hoops hero soars through the clouds on the Nike Dri-FIT KD Old Master Men’s Basketball T-Shirt, a sweat-wicking fit design that glimpses the future. Click on the photo below to purchase the T-Shirt at Nikestore.com.

KD has been working on several new moves this summer. One of them is a one legged fadeaway made most famous by Dirk Nowitzki. Here’s a look at the move KD pulled against the Mavs in the Thunder’s preseason opener:

Now here’s a look at the move from the originator, Dirk.

Looks like KD captured the move pretty accurately. After the game, KD talked to The Oklahoman’s Darnell Mayberry about his new Dirk move:

“Yeah, he’s the originator,” Durant said laughing. “I stole that from him a little bit. I’m not as good as he is at it. But I’ve been working on it, and it was the perfect time for me to do that with the defender playing the way he was playing. I’m glad I made it. I thought it was going to be an air-ball.”

Stay tuned and see what other new moves KD added to his repertoire this offseason.

Check out the new Nike Kevin Durant Pro Player 3.0 T-Shirt. In bold camouflage detail, the T-Shirt pays tribute to one of the game’s premier talents in a comfortable cotton fit. Click on the photo below to purchase the T-Shirt at Nikestore.com

This past weekend, KD launched his “find my backpack” campaign with Nike Basketball. Throughout the season, KD and Nike Basketball will be dropping KD backpacks at markets across the country. When KD announces a drop off point, the first person to find the backpack and follow the attached instructions gets to keep the contents of the backpack and have a pair of one of the limited edition Nike Zoom KD IV colorways (Nerfs, Coppers, etc) sent their way.

The first drop was in New York city, and the winner of the contest was @msilber29. He gets to keep the KD backpack as well as the Nike Basketball Never Stops T-Shirt and Skullcandy Headphones found in the backpack. He’ll also have a pair of Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Nerf’ colorway sent his way.

Make sure you follow KD and Nike Basketball on twitter to find out where the next backpack drop will be. Your city could be next!