Before KD joined Team USA to prepare for the FIBA World Basketball Tournament, he made a trip up to EA Sports to give them some pointers on how to make NBA ELITE 11 a great game. Here are two videos from KD’s visit with the EA Sports team:

Check out this video of Kevin, Brandon Jennings and Stephen Curry chatting about EA’s new NBA ELITE 11. For more information on NBA ELITE 11, visit NBAElite.com.

-Team KD

What’s good everyone? Like I promised, I’m back on my blog to talk about that announcement I’m in New York City for.

Well, you might have heard by now that I’m on the cover of the new EA Sports video game NBA Elite 11!

Seeing myself on the cover of that game, I really can’t explain it any other way except for how much of a blessing it is. I’m truly, truly blessed.

I’ve been playing that game ever since I was eight or nine years old – and every year I’m excited to see who’s on the cover. I just can’t believe it’s me!

It‘s a good cover and a good game and I’m very thankful to EA Sports for putting me on this year’s cover. I’ve just got to go out there and continue to keep playing hard and hopefully good things continue to come my way. But like I said, I’m just very blessed and appreciative for this.

When I sit down to play this game you can bet I’m going to play with our team, the Thunder. I remember when I was on the March Madness ’08 cover, which was an EA Sports game, too. That was a dream come true back then. This is my second one and it hasn’t gotten old – it’s still a dream come true. Now that I’m on the biggest stage it’s just cooler. I’m excited to play it!

So make sure to go out and get yourself a copy of NBA Elite 11 when it drops in October. I’ll make sure to give you all the heads up when the demo drops. For now, go to NBAElite.com to find out everything EA is doing with the game.

Make sure to come back to my blog tomorrow, as I’ll give my thoughts on the NBA Finals and the NBA Draft.

THUNDER UP!

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Redwood City, Calif. – Tuesday, June 22, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Oklahoma City Thunder small forward, Kevin Durant, will be the cover athlete for NBA ELITE 11. A 2010 NBA All-Star, Durant became the youngest player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring this past season, and he helped lead the Thunder to an impressive 50 win season and an NBA Playoffs berth. NBA ELITE 11 is currently in development under the EA SPORTS™ brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. and will be available worldwide this October.

NBA ELITE 11 introduces significant gameplay changes that promise to revolutionize the basketball videogame experience. Hands-On Control is an innovative new control scheme that allows for one-to-one responsiveness of a player’s movement and actions on the court, as opposed to predetermined animations from the past that require users to wait while a scenario played out before making the next move. Hands-On Control is unique to NBA ELITE 11 and it is used to manage everything within a player’s offensive and defensive arsenal, including: dribble moves, dunks, drives to the basket, fadeaways, mid-air adjustments, blocks, steals and more.

“I’ve always been a fan of EA SPORTS,” said Durant. “This has been an exciting year for me and the team, and capping it off with being on the cover of NBA ELITE 11 is cool.”

“Durant is a game changer,” said Jordan Edelstein, VP Marketing, EA SPORTS. “There has never been a player his size with his skill set, and there has never before been a basketball videogame like NBA ELITE. Just like we see Durant as the future of the NBA, NBA ELITE 11 represents the future of basketball videogames by providing a gameplay experience you simply won’t find anywhere else on the market.”
Picked second overall in the 2007 NBA Entry Draft, Durant has accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments in his short professional career, including being named the 2008 T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year. Additionally, he will be representing the USA in the 2010 FIBA World Championships this summer in Turkey.

Durant is only the third player in EA SPORTS history to be featured both on the pack of an NCAA and an NBA licensed product. Durant was featured on the cover of NCAA March Madness 08.

NBA ELITE 11 will be available for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information, log onto http://nbaelite.easports.com

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