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Sonics' Durant Named Rookie of the Year

Seattle's star guard joins mentor LeBron in honored group

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted May 1, 2008 10:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Kevin Durant was so excited to learn he had just won the NBA Rookie of the Year award, he went back to sleep. That's what seven months and 82 games—more than double the amount the lanky 19-year-old had played in any previous season—can...   Read full story »

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