Kevin Durant delivers famous ‘You the Real MVP’ 2014 NBA MVP acceptance speech | ESPN Archives
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- Watch Kevin Durant’s famous acceptance speech after winning the NBA Most Valuable Player award for the 2013-14 season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, when he declared his mother Wanda was “the real MVP.”
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This speech cannot be a scripted, coz it came from heart. The Greatest MVP speech ever
what he said about russell was a lie 🐍🐍🐍
@@BLACKMICKEYMOUSE stfu bro get a job fr
@@BLACKMICKEYMOUSE not really that was russel in his prime
@@WatermelonsAreTasty he still was when Kevin Left
they are always friend forever
Sometimes I just come back to KD’s speech just to feel something
Same here
Same here
Same here
same
When I need to cry I just watch this
I've never suffered, starved, or wanted for anything during my life. Every time I feel my pride swell, or feeling like I deserve more, I watch this. This grounds me. I'd rather be friends with KD and his mum than any billionaire.
Most billionaires are extremely flawed people. Have to be somewhat sociopathic/imbalanced to get to that level of 'success'.
@@willzsportscards yep look at Michael Jordan lol
Bahahaha. MOST billionaires are EXTREMELY flawed and HAVE TO BE somewhat sociopathic/imbalanced.... sounds like a rumor some jealous nobodies thought up. Ugggly
@@changedpace9169 You're just as flawed for judging a man that has done no ill will. You could say the same about Lebron and China, about any player with any type of sponsor. You guys choose to think small because that's all you can really do. Keep pocket watching lmfao most of these athletes help more people in one year than yall would in your entire lifetime.
@@salimwali4663 money isn't the root of happiness, in most cases money makes people more lonely and sad in the long run. Also Michael Jordan has done Ill will. He literally assaulted two of his teammates and he sued a local grocery store for 8.9 million over a $4 coupon. Hes a jackass
“We wasn’t supposed to be here.” That line too just gets me.
Best MVP speech ever
TrustTheProcess fax
Watch Allen iversons hall of fame acceptance speech can't even lie I cried .
@@MikeLoveThyself 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👩👦
@@MikeLoveThyself lol aight pikachu avatar
Giannis is the second best
Almost nine years kd's mom is still the real mvp
word up
Double like 👍 this for real
She’s literally my inspiration ❤
Finally, an honest speech from a player's point of view.
Giannis , too....emotional😭
Giannis too
You a legend too kawhi Leonard
Yo it's fun guy!
Thanks kawhi
That lady with blonde hair behind his mom is crying more than her....She felt that
Yes! I noticed her too
I think it’s just a mom thing. They do say when one mom cries they all do.
Everyone hating, but man he ball like few others in the history of the sport.
David if KD went to there favorite team they wouldn’t complain or call him a snake . But cause it was golden state they hate him. Bet if he joined lebron he’d be a hero
@@igotnext930 its cause they didnt need him he joined a juggernaut and made them impeccable literally unfair 2 mvps 1 dpoy and my guy another 3 all stars klay.curry.dray u saying lose in 7 then join that team kinda a stretch but it all worked out ig
Ron Billy still tho if he went to another team beside gs it would be cool
@@igotnext930 I watch the Warriors because I like the NBA; I like the NBA because I love basketball; I love basketball because I love the competition, intensity, sportsmanship, etc.... its the reason most of us watch these games played by grown men.
The Warriors in 7 games, only because Lebron played the greatest week of basketball of his life. KD could have joined any other team and no one would bring it up today -- but he decided to join a team that was already being talked about as a possible multiple title team BEFORE they got him.
While Im not a big KD fan, I really hope he wins a ring before he hangs it up. He is too great of a player to have his move to GSW tarnish his legacy.
@@80teg he has a ring
My dad was a family man, and after his untimely death, my mom is still going strong. If I ever become something worth a lick, I would buy my mom a house.
How’s it going bro
When you become something** you will buy your mom a house*, first step is believing fully.
You got this, how’s it going? Keep it pushing!!
wish you the best bro, be the man ur father wanted you to be and take care of moms. god blues you
Yeah that’s what drives me to be a better man.
Watching this in 2024 because KD will always be a real one.
neighbors that don't have a password on their wifi. you the real MVP
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@@basketballenlightenment2863 W
Huh where they do that at send me the location 😆
I haven't seen his speech in years, but that part about his mom always gets to me.
Kd a good guy.. wishing nothing but success to him.
Ali Imran u a whole bitch nuff said
Enlightenment .W My dad has a ferrari.
This aged bad
@@WarriorsFanSince-ur3zu Be grateful for KD you bandwagon
KD still a good guy to everyone still having something to say. We can act like we're all perfect angels behind the keyboard but we're not. Give respect to Durant he deserves it
This passes me OFF! This is who Kevin FN Durant is! HE IS NOT THE VILLAIN THE NBA CRACKS HIM UP TO BE!!!! His and Giannis' mvp speeches were awsome and they are both great human beings!
Not a villain, just made a weak move..
Not a villain, just made a weak move..
what he said about russell was a lie 🐍🐍🐍
@@JEAN-zx6ne shut up bro
@Rishitiran Anandeswaran ty. Anyone who though KD would win a chip still in okc is delusional. I wish people would have their own state of thinking. I never heard anyone say this about Ray Allen going to the heats and that was ACTUALLY one of the weakest moves EVER! 😬
Why do people say “This is OKC Durant”. This isn’t OKC Durant or GSW... this IS Durant. He’s thanking his mom for what she did to get him here. Joining the Warriors doesn’t make him a different person... This is just true emotion and people are so stuck in the past and can’t realize that basketball players aren’t bad people because they joined a great team...
My heart breaks every time I see this. Texas born, Oklahoma bred, and a life long longhorn fan. When I found out we were getting Seattle's team. It was a dream come true. Ill always love you kd.
5:00 he starts talking about his mom.
6:48 a meme was born
Zach Pez thanks!
I’m sleep
You da real mvp
Forget the word "meme". The speech was so touching. #Respect
Zach Pez: ay man that what I’m here for ISpay starts playing
Man That’s A Powerful Speech. Kevin You Are A Great Person. And A Great Son. You Have A Wonderful Mother. GOD BLESS You & Your Family. And Your Right You Did Make It.
Bold Prediction: When KD hits free agency he will join a 73-9 warriors team that knocked him out the playoffs after being up 3-1.
King Co no he didn't. That's a lie.
That's Bullshit next thing your gunna say is that a man will win Coach of the year, take his team to the 1 seed in the east, have a 59 win season and get fired that year
k sardar LMFAO bruh
holy shit you were right
Infinite no he wasn't. He was wrong.
Years later, this still is the best MVP speech. All our moms da real MVP.
Aye facts tho.
Yo this speech can make grown man cry like a baby
Before Darth sidious told him “do it”
Beerus Sama factzzz 😂
Faxx
Makes me cry every time
Yeah - same. You just can script what he said.
I saw the memes few years ago and I went into this thinking it is gonna be funny, nearly cried at the end. He is a good talker as he said
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sure he made probably the weakest move in nba history but you cant really hate on his speech to his mom right here.
NBA Players showed his true colors
Drowsy
yea i mean u cant blame him for leaving westbrook they just didnt mesh well but ya going to gsw was very weak
NBA Players yeah no I'm fine with him leaving Russ. They obviously had off court problems as well. But literally any other team would have been ok lol
NBA Players Weakest move in NBA history l00l? You mean smartest move in history
Think about it if durant made a move to another team thats not the warriors, then there woulda have been that "what if, imagine the warriors with durant" situation
I was teared up during the whole speech 😭
So crazy. Amazing speech
Aww his smile while waiting for his name to be called. Gotta love KD, my first crush lol
Enough to make a grown man cry 😢
facts
If a grown man doesn’t feel anything from this, that man has no soul
I keep coming back to this speech every Mother’s Day.
Well done Kevin. A hearth felt speech. Absolutely genuine.
what he said about russell was a lie 🐍🐍🐍
@@BLACKMICKEYMOUSENo it wasn't. They are still friends and love eachother kid
It was said that you would beat the warriors not join them! Bring balance to the western conference, not leave it in darkness!
Lmao this is gold
Stfu
When that mother whispered ‘’that’s my baby” I understood it all!
while watching his speech
oh no i'm crying😭😭😭 my tears fall's,because his speech is so emotional and from the heart❤❤❤ but now he is successfull as a basketball player and super rich.i 💙 you
#35KevinDurrant fan here forever...
everyone's hating on this vid but i really love Kevin Durant and I think it's pretty cool when players let their emotions show and not try to be these tough guys that everyone expects them to be
greatest speech ever
erichuffman2 why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting you make it not that way...I hate...so much about the things you choose to be.
I think you mean corniest speech
erichuffman2 this is an environment of welcoming and you should just get the hell out of here...
erichuffman2 It is your birthday.
Will always be MVP 💯🙌🏾🔥
The ending his last words were true and GOLD. Unbelievable. Well deserved.
The moment with Caron always gets me
Best MVP speech ever
2022 and you STILL the real MVP. Love u mom ❤️
Was hard to see KD give so much love to Russ knowing what’ll happen in the future between them…
They still deeply respect each other. It didn't work out at OKC, but they're not enemies or sth like that. Real recognize real. You could see that when Phx played against the Clippers a few weeks ago. Nothing but respect between those two.
3:51 stop it I’m gonna cry
I’m not crying, you are
After all this time I still cry when I her this beautiful speech
Same
I'm wiping away tears now.
Best MVP speech ever
0:02 Westbrick staring really hard at that trophy.
lmao you wrong for that but i think he was lookin at kd. funny as hell tho
He knew he was gonna win it that’s why
reshad newman and never get again with his ball hoggin Triple double playing ninja turtle head ass his trash ass
Lol
@@doublegz0e991 lol the best insult you can say is that he'll never win one again? hahahaha
I watch this at least once a year. My second favorite current player (behind Giannis) and also the short story about Caron butler (hometown hero) showing how we got real ones back home.
I miss this guy in okc🥺
This is one of the most genuine speeches of all time 👏🏼 heart felt and humble ❤️🤍🙌🏼
just came across this video - the part of KD thanking to his mom just made me cry. i love to see how you can come from the deepest places to become one of the most talented playes in the history of NBA. RESPECT
Bro idc everytime I hear this I cry
Wish kd and Russ was still teammates
I get real emotional every single time i watch this video by far the best MVP speech ever given
The Russ moment had me tearing up and then the mom thing had me wiped out I. Tears 🙏🙏
I never seen this before that was amazing.
I’m not crying you’re crying
This randomly crossed my mine today so I watched it and man… it’s hitting like it’s the 1st time I’ve ever heard this speech😖
Listening to this in 2024…I’m not crying 😢. Still the best MVP speech ever. 😢
I’m shedding tears 😢
Thank you for this, I used to be the biggest Kd hater but i lived your experience and it made me tear up. You make me go harder for my future wife and kids, and just thank you for being genuine.
It's a year later and I pray you still grinding just as hard...
And if you're not, know that you can.
Go get that bag fam
Rooting for you! This speech makes me believe there’s hope. My son’s on a AAU team and I used to think as a single mother it would be impossible. God has been great! Have faith and you’ll succeed 🎉❤Stay blessed
I come back to this video every once in a while to be humbled. The slim reaper is still tearing up the league with no restraints 8 years later. Love to see it!
I was raised by my grandmother after my mom passed away and this is how I feel. We went through it but she always made sure I was straight. Mothers are the most amazing beings on the planet.
LOL AT RUSS IN THE BEGINNING
De’Aaron Rose and Perkins 😂
De’Aaron Rose he was plotting lol
He lowkey looks sad 😂
Guys just look at Westbrook face in the first six seconds of this video says alot but KD was liked and now he's a villian to most people but you can't disrespect KD greatness tho.
Jay Lee he didnt smile or clap 😂😂
Kevin8792 ikr and talk about respect for KD please like from this point Westbrook probably wanted KD gone.
youre right
Perkins did same but no hate to him yall sum dickriders
Y’all are stupid bro. He was just focused on the crowd. Literally a few seconds later he started clapping with a smile.
I didn’t think it was going to get me but it did 🥺😢 that was beautiful
I cry every time I hear this because Ive been through the struggle and know how it feels
I miss these speeches
Jesus Christ that makes me cry everytime I can't believe it, so honourable and obviously so well raised.
I don’t cry to many videos but this man this made me tear up
pathetic
This incredibly talented
player, imo, comes across sometimes as
a "Ring Chasing egocentric crybaby".
But what I saw in his speech is a man
who's never been given anything, single
mom raising two sons, odds stacked
against them and throughout the strife
he worked hard and played hard. truly
loved his family. Only took me 9 minutes
to completely do a 180 degree turn on
my thoughts of him as a basketball
player.
I cried when this came out
I still respect KD
Man I don’t know why I’m cryin so much.
Absolutely beautiful. You only ever have one mother and some never even get that. Cherish her.
Say what you wnat about durant bro had us all crying in this speech.
The man the myth the legend KD. Hell of a speech 💯
WOW..2022 & I'm jus now hearing his MVP speech...i came from jus watching his True Story movie here on YT & wow it was awesome..short & sweet , no unnesscasary clips or infor that wasnt important ..it was all so good at letting us into what really happens in single parents realities & the hard truth on how parents struggle & sacrifice,but it's always worth it when it's for our kids. I can only hope & pray that one day my son will grow up to be as successful & motivated like he was growing up & then be rewarded wit all his love & appreciation for were he is in life🙏 god bless children around the world & may they all have success & motivation to become the best versions of themselves each day🙏💕
Hardens mvp speech was "thanks haha... SWAG!"
LMAOOOO🤣
I'm literally crying😢
Why did Westbrook look so salty damn 😂😂😂😂
Blizz_Toolz Entertainment but hes not so
Blizz_Toolz Entertainment he was in his mind like bitch I'm the MvP and you lying to the public lol
Blizz_Toolz Entertainment He could see the future
He always does, but not intentionally lol
He wanted to be MVP lol
Such a likeable player and guy in general!
Only way anybody could stop liking him is if he does something crazy, like join his biggest rival/enemy.
0:04 Westbrook face 🤣 he looks so mad asf
So what
Mama I love you, your my rock and I couldn't make it without you.
back when he was my favorite player before he joined the warriors
Vlone Jay tv stop lying.
Vlone Jay tv I relate myself 💯. That’s just how I feel about that weak non-competitive bitch. He disappointed me
He's still my favorite
@@drandaman5472 lol and who tf are you? Oh yeah, nobody 🤡
@@drandaman5472 who r U? Any Player who really wants a ChampionShip would do what he did. I mean winning a Championship everyone wants not only him he just did what he had to do
got me tearing up
3:09 must kinda burn for the player KD was talking to. Just started getting to know eachother, put emotions on display and then leaves the team.
Left the team in RUINS!
How amazing! Congrats mama, you raised a good boy❤
I went from a KD “hater”, (never hated the guy, just not happy with basketball decisions he made), to balling my eyes out listening to this speech. This guy is all heart and he has gotten there because he has a huge heart not only to play the way he plays, but to appreciate and love those who love him. Man from here on out im a KD supporter. I’ve been a fan for a long time, but I never watch these mvp speeches. KD literally won me over
You the real MVP😔😔
This is still one of the greatest speeches ever
$5 To whoever can find KD in a suit after this day
wow. I wish I could also honor my parents like that. God bless you more KD
as a OKC fan…man I know it’s been said thousands of times but WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN!
They putting this out today because KD finna torch the Rockets
FP update: KD torched the Rockets
What I say
@@FirstPlace97 lmaoo warriors up 2-1 rn against the rockets and he went off
@@lilfai5595 facts
@@FirstPlace97 now he hurt gone for the whole series lol
Beautiful.
There must be a breeze in my room making all this water appear in my eyes! Let me close my dam winda!
Aw dear...got me tearing up and sheeeit.
Say what you want about KD but this MVP speech I felt that
It’s nice to know that despite KD’s legacy being tarnished in the eyes of a lot for going to Golden State, his speech is still viewed as perhaps the greatest MVP speech ever.
Because he is the best mvp ever.
Underneath all the all star selections and millions of dollars is a man with a genuine heart trying to stay sane in this world full of characters