Leo Chang, designer of the new Nike Zoom KD III will be on Nike Basketball’s Facebook today at 6pm EST time taking fan questions about KD’s new Nike Zoom KD III signature shoe. Join Leo today at Facebook.com/NikeBasketball to discuss all things KD III. And if you haven’t picked up a pair of KD III’s yet, pick them up in the Nike Store.

UPDATE: The KD III road colorway is available in the Nike Store NOW!

KD was back last night after missing two games due to a mild ankle injury. In his return he not only dropped 28 points on the T-Wolves, but also debuted his new Nike Zoom KD III shoes. Here’s a first look at the shoes (road colorway). More news and information on release dates and colorways coming very soon.

Show your support for KD and the Gold Medal winning 2010 USA Basketball squad by picking up an authentic Kevin Durant USA Basketball jersey. Click on the jerseys below to purchase.

What’s good everybody? I know I haven’t blogged in a while, but we’ve been pretty busy ever since we left New York City for overseas. If you’ve been following Team USA then you know we’ve been to Spain, Greece and now Istanbul, Turkey for the FIBA World Championship.

Obviously, it’s a little different out here but it’s been a great experience for me. It’s been fun hanging around with these great players. We’ve just really been hanging around each other so I don’t have any good lost-in-translation stories.

The fans here treat us the same though as the ones back in the States and like I said we really haven’t gone out too much to tell you the truth.

But the other day I did have a chance to go to a basketball court dedication in a town called Atasehir, which is in Istanbul. It was technically in Asia, so we actually crossed continents in about a half hour. It was cool, seeing a court dedicated in my name on the other side of the world. I’ll never forget that. After that we went to the Nike “Meydan” store in Istanbul, which really was about the same as any other Nike store back home.

As far as basketball goes, I’m just trying to be a little bit more focused, more locked in. That’s the difference. That’s why I haven’t been Tweeting or anything like that. I’m just trying to take a different approach because we’re out here on business. I do have my mother out here with me so that’s been nice. Other than that, I keep in touch with friends and family every so often.

The international crowds are a bit different out here, too. The arenas are smaller and it’s very loud in there but it’s pretty cool to play in. As the weeks have gone by I’ve started to get acquainted to the FIBA style of play and the officiating.

The knockout stage begins for us on Monday, so I’m very excited for that. It should be a lot of fun and a great challenge for us. Our practices have been really intense and focused. We’re just ready to play.

Make sure you keep up with Team USA during this final week of play. We’re aiming for the gold medal! I’ll probably talk to you guys after the tournament is done. In the meantime, hit me up in my comments section. Anyone been to Istanbul before?

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

To commemorate the 2010 World Basketball Festival and the 2010 FIBA World Championship tournament, Nike has released some special edition T-Shirts featuring WBF Illustrations of KD. Click on the shirt of your choice to purchase at the Nike store.

Youth/Boy’s Grey (Remember, this one is for KIDS only!)

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KD will be making an appearance at the Harlem House of Hoops this Saturday night. The Harlem House of Hoops is located at 268 W. 125th Street in Harlem. The event is from 6pm to 8pm.

KD made an appearance at the Harlem House of Hoops earlier this year. Check out his post about the experience HERE.

Earlier this summer, KD and Nike Basketball hosted the Kevin Durant Skills Academy in Chicago. The Skills Academy brought together some of the best high school and college basketball players in the country. Here’s a highlight video from the Skills Academy put together by Coach Alan Stein and the Stronger Team. In the video you will also get a quick sneak preview of the Nike Zoom KD III.

Check out KD on the covers of SLAM and Bounce Magazines for August 2010. The covers are to promote and commemorate the World Basketball Festival and the FIBA World Basketball Championships. For more info on the SLAM cover check out this post on SLAM Online.

KD recently took a trip to Nike’s Bowery Stadium to meet with the lucky teens taking part in the World Basketball Festival’s Make Something!! Workshops. Check out video from his trip below.

Throughout the summer, Kevin has tweeted daily about being in the gym and working on his game. Well, KD and Nike got together to show fans and young ball players some off some of the moves KD works on. Check them out below:

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Kobe Move