Fear The Slim Reaper | The Story Behind Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant earned the nickname 'Slim Reaper' because his unprecedented combination of size, skill, and shooting prowess made him the literal definition of a walking bucket. But how did we get to a point where every basketball fan on the planet knows exactly who he is?
Written & Narrated by: Joseph Casciaro (@JosephCasciaro | Twitter)
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[@thescore]

What’s your take on NBA players defending themselves with burner accounts??

[@zivuhz]

their account so they can do whatever they want with it. however i understand when people find it distasteful - they’re multimillionaires who still have incredibly thin skin.

[@jaydon9067]

your channel is hella underated

[@GameChanger-xi4iy]

What’s your burner account theScore ??

[@epiccollision]

zach well we mean one thin skinned player in particular, Kyrie and Russell don’t care, KD does though.

[@epiccollision]

ugod234 they are a major Canadian broadcaster wtf you on about...

[@AZSecondCity]

To me, he's one of if not the most unguardedable player of all time

[@exodusforbes3403]

IS

[@gaygayabrams5455]

KD is best scorer of all time

[@jevon4647]

Nah Lil B can guard him

[@igethighhighhigh]

Exodus Forbes amen

[@hueyfreeman1178]

Well he is the greatest scorer ever

[@gazelemcadizal7774]

For all the controversies Durant has been around, you can't deny his HOF TALENT.

[@stephenasunnamedsource2943]

People still try sadly. Apparantly his decision to join GSW took him from top 3 to top 50 somehow

[@masterbabidi3153]

He is top 10 for me

[@Alex-jl4gt]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C who the F##k asked?

[@Hokutoshogun]

@Vladimir Putin And you must've bit into the hype if you hated him for it.

[@vladmakarov7971]

He will be top 10 after he retires

[@mudundomawana6886]

Literally the glitchiest scorer of all time. Any 1v1 game I’m taking him over Lebron, Kobe, Wilt, Prime Shaq whoever’s in your GOAT convo ill take KD in a 1v1 no one has ever been his height with that handle and as effective from scoring in the key too the 3 the mans literally unstoppable.

[@RetroShark360]

Yea kd has that edge. But i would take wilt if no 3s were involved.

[@MrE_]

@@RetroShark360 I'd take shaq over wilt all day. Wilt is overrated.

[@kehindeoguntala8330]

straight facts

[@goldenchild7242]

What Kobe would definitely humble Durant.. but dont get me wrong Durant would whip everyone else on dat list

[@MrDangelo7777]

@@MrE_ yeah!

[@James-su7vq]

Durant MVP season is definitely one of the most underrated and blown over campaigns you’ll see. His first finals mvp campaign is historical!

[@xwers1234]

Ended it like steph did, without a ring. KD can never be top 10 unless he wins multiple times in Brooklyn or other, all because of his choice to go to the warriors

[@snoopdogg7407]

@@xwers1234 seems unlikely they even make the finals over the bucks raptors and celtics. Kyrie and Durant is an iso heavy offense which has been shown not to work

[@easymoneyshakur7632]

Kd the coldest I ever seen 💯

[@piripiao245]

*KD is a straight up KILLER*

[@stephenasunnamedsource2943]

@@snoopdogg7407 it worked in the finals when Steph was trying to choke a series away.🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Lol its crazy bc apparantly Stephs system works and it took them 6 games to beat an Injured Cavs team. Steph needs to redeem himself the same way KD needs to. They both blew 3-1 leads they both need to prove that they can legitimately lead a team to a championship. If fans want to say Kawhi's ring doesnt count bc he beat an injured Warriors team then Stephs ring shouldnt count bc he beat an injured Cavs team and didnt win FMVP. Then when he had the oppurtunity to prove himself the next year he was clearly the 3rd best player on the court in the 2016 finals.

[@nyk2977]

Sometimes I wonder if the athlete they're talking about watches these videos, but with this one I don't need to wonder. KD definitely watching this lol.

[@alexescutia4805]

Tristan Morgan he In the comment section gassing himself up I bet

[@alexescutia4805]

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C soccer big because all you need is a ball pretty much 😂 it’s the universal sport definitely

[@onepiecemeatridingassociat3917]

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C but what does saying that accomplish lmao🤣

[@juhabach4802]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C I'm from the uk idc about football never really did tbh I like basketball more

[@KINGBHY]

As a Lakers fan, I feared the Thunder all the way back in 2010.

[@jayus2033]

KING B.H.Y. I feared them In 1980

[@meazyme]

Big facts. I knew they would be back and sure enough... They got their revenge 😥😫

[@Doyouevenart69]

Pshh shoulda feared the Spurs

[@missk7126]

That MVP speech will never not give me goosebumps 🥺

[@k1ngzesrelsantiago220]

I am a Durant fan since 2011, he's been called as DURANTULA and now Slim Reaper

[@restlessmind5770]

He is in a class by himself. He reached such great heights by listening and pleasing his Mother. She is a great Mother. He is a great basketball player. Period

[@Huvrkrft]

He’s better than everybody else because he really loves to play. Like he’s addicted to the game. Putting the ball on the ground and hearing that sound excites him and makes him feel good.

[@MarkLaw13]

Every athlete in the NBA care what the media says about them. Only one guy doesn't let what the media get to him and that's Kawhi.

[@Davidandrawes7]

Megaprikibalz xxx because he doesn’t have any media

[@MarkLaw13]

@@Davidandrawes7 You think he doesn't watch TV? It's a shame you think media is only Twitter and co. He watches TV he hears the criticism. If you were bright you would have known every time they mock his game he improves on that thing. He basically uses their criticism and turns it to this strength. If you listen to his FMVP interview what did he say? Social media isn't just Twitter and the likes. If you were bright you know written media isn't as infective as verbal media. Not everyone can see what's being written but everyone can see what's being broadcast. Use your head next time.

[@llLeezy]

When it effects there game you can say that, it doesnt effect there game that they go back n forth with the media lmao so over exaggerated, if you listen to any former nba player they talk about all the free time they have lol

[@MarkLaw13]

@@llLeezy you slow or just stupid? It doesn't need to affect their game. They talk about it.

[@llLeezy]

@@MarkLaw13 then why tf you talkin about it like it matters lmao bringing up something that doesnt effect shit 😂😂😂

[@adrianquintana8311]

The most gifted scorer of all times

[@GameChanger-xi4iy]

You’d wish he’d shoot at a higher clip like mike and kobe so he could get some more scoring titles

[@Top-Kek]

ugod234 he already got more than Kobe and scores way better than Kobe :)

[@Tommy88-]

He’s on the list that’s hard to say who the best is.

[@GameChanger-xi4iy]

@@Top-Kek I'm not trying to compare or say who's better than who, I just meant imagine if he shot at the volumes that Kobe did. He could've averaged 40 a game easily.

[@m2s745]

With Prime T-Mac

[@andrehts11]

No 7 footer has that many skills like KD, how tf someone that size can be so agile??

[@lmherrera]

"Kevin Durant has earned the nickname 'Slim Reaper' because his unprecedented combination of size, skill, and shooting prowess made him the literal definition of 'a walking bucket'" What? Although that is very articulate, that doesn't exactly explain the reason why some people refer to him as 'Slim Reaper'. It's a play on "Grim Reaper" (but with slim in reference to his built) and it's Grim Reaper because (as a Tv analyst - whose name I forgot- once put it).. "whenever you face him on the court, you're done. You dead."

[@qqw743]

And putting the picture of a walking bucket in my mind -- a literal one, mind you, not a figurative one -- does not exactly conjure up a sense of grace on the court.

[@exodusforbes3403]

KD needs another MVP before he retires

[@stephenasunnamedsource2943]

KD is the best all around scorer all time. Thats my personal opinion. No one has his full package with his efficiency. Kobe had the package but lacked the efficiency. MJ had the efficiency but lacked parts of the package.

[@javierlandaverde4108]

I hate comparing players, especially the HUGE DIFFERENCE in rules and generations. MJ changed the rules, at a time where hand checking was allowed and Flagrant 2 fouls today would just be called a common foul. Even MJ needed to work on his body to prolong his career from players injurig him and he still dominated. KD is great scorer, very skilled for him height but KD's only biggest problem in my opinion is his body, he's been an injury prone player in his career and I don't think he would have lasted playing in a physical 90's era. He thrives in today's game because the league has gone to a skill and run up the court style.

[@savant1592]

He's a 7foot tmac

[@stephenasunnamedsource2943]

@@javierlandaverde4108 saying "this guy wouldnt be able to score bc he'd get chokeslammed in the paint" is a little far fetched when your talking about one of the greatest shooters all time bro. KD wouldn't have to drive the lane a million times to score 40 on the Pistons like Jordan did. Plus Bird played with hanchecking and he got anywhere on the floor he wanted to so unless KD is weaker than Bird he'll be just fine.

[@theace3164]

Kobe was efficient just look at his true shooting

[@CQBinsanity]

As a rockets fan KD is responsible for my favorite season of NBA basketball. The first year CP landed in Houston was such a different, unique and incredibly fun year. I can't hate KD for what he did, he earned those chips, plain and simple, raised the stakes, made teams go all in or all out, while talent his stacked in less teams, those teams were a lot more enjoyable to watch imo.

[@KINGBHY]

Portland forever punching the air.

[@GinoSavage]

Top 5 scorers of all time! KD is unguardable. Thank you for making this and showing everyone how great KD really is.

[@ramtruth3]

Imo best SF of all time. KD,Lebron,Bird are so freakish that it’s really hard to choose.

[@takosjb]

thank you for not skimming over the rookie season in seattle! sonics fans thank you. I have always been bitter about the move to OKC and KD seemingly title chasing after that, but I'll admit that is my personal bias. Durant is that dude 100% cannot deny he is an all time great

[@jordanhall9006]

These videos are so good, not long until they start blowing up

[@johnnycee9325]

You the real MVP. We still say that today.

[@ajaysofar2265]

Kd is the best basketball player that's touching a basketball and getting paid to do so

[@gd131]

Still the best NBA player for me.

[@flula]

I LOVE these videos! Technicals Suggestion! Joseph, I can hear a little vocals popping (not sure of way to call it, but it happens I think when breath does hit microphone) in the recording from time to times, I think that is what this is! I have this as well in my vocal recording sometimes! I have used a pop screen and this do help me. any-way Great Videos everyone that does work on these!

[@VxmikeyxV]

More of this type of content please! This and Boardman Gets Paid are two of the best you've ever done

[@kennethbunch673]

At home in the streetball league he is known as the “D.C Sniper”

[@louislaffoucriere9440]

Man this video literally gave me goose bumps!! Great video and amazing music. Great editing and narrative. I want to see more!!

[@kendrei]

many people say his a snake but the bigger snake is the guy that said "im gonna take my talents to south beach"

[@Aggelaki777]

What LeBron did was weak, but not as weak as what KD did. LeBron organised the whole big 3 a few years before it happened. He didn't have a hissy fit when he lost and then joined a 73-9 team which, mind you, was already a pretty deep team in terms of a bench lineup. There is a lot more pressure on LeBron Wade and bosh because the heat team really didn't have any other players that did anything meaningful besides an old Ray Allen. Also LeBron won an MVP while on the big three, while Durant was a second fiddle to curry if you look at stats. Advanced stats show just how much more impactful curry was than kd. For that reason I believe that kd's move was weaker. A lot weaker.

[@GRAV_Music]

KD joined a superteam while LeBron was part of a new big three in order to win a championship, there is a difference

[@thepeoplestightend1939]

What are you talking about LeBron being a bigger snake. LeBron played with a joke of Cavaliers team for his first 7 years. He literally carried this team to the finals in 2007. He was sick and tired of playing with subpar teammates. Meanwhile, KD walked into a perfect situation and got his rings handed to him without any hard work.

[@evadcarz978]

But the bigger snake delivered, that snake didn't and maybe will never be. Lol

[@whochachi]

This was really well made man. Keep them coming! 👍👍

[@zent1800]

most underrated channel on YT

[@ezsus3574]

yep

[@arickjohnson9982]

I had no idea that's what 35 meant to him

[@joeysukhi6889]

He's been a superstar since 2011

[@jakewaugh2059]

Your videos are interesting and very well produced. Love your content man

[@videowatcher7586]

One of most uniquely minded and incredible athletes of any game, not sure how else to describe him.

[@BrothaNeo]

Good video. I can tell that you put in great work putting it together. I liked it.

[@ronjohnson3621]

This was a really good video! Great job!

[@johnmontag]

Great video. You deserve way more subs

[@aidanmora6005]

If you keep making quality content like this the subs will come, I promise

[@Billy_Almighty]

A cross-breed of KD and Gianis is a Beast!!👏👏👏👏

[@KingsofSummer]

This channel is great man

[@mikkoconstantino8209]

Ain't matter what kind of a person he is but so fun of watching him. He's one of the greatest player ever played!

[@tobiaschaparro2372]

Bruh, KD didn't "sour on the media" he just told the truth. The media doesn't know shit.

[@CanadianBully]

The most unguardable all time 🔥🔥🔥

[@adamfrancis2219]

I want this man to win another title .....💯

[@nickolloydpedro3293]

Why do they hate him so much? Is it because of his greatness? But his talent is undeniable men.

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

Because he went to the Warriors, my team.

[@jocelburgos6106]

The most prolific,and efficient scorer of all time😇🙏

[@pynskhemboklangmakdoh3533]

KD is love. The love and respect I have for him is indescribable. He inspires me everyday to be a better player. It's my dream to be able to play like him. I'm sure it's a dream that many others share but I'll work hard for you KD. May God bless you KD, keep playing and keep inspiring us. Your fans love and support you and all your decisions. Love you. Peace out.

[@realsoffy95]

Nice speech about his mother ♥️

[@random_dude6395]

Let's give Mrs. Wanda Durant some love and respect for beeing the wonderfull mother and person that she is!!!!

[@razcustomize1799]

Speech almost made me cry

[@kyletaneo5361]

10:59 the envious look of westbrooks eyes lol

[@doomr]

great video

[@divuyel]

Great Vid!

[@IHadToMakeThisAccount]

I still can't judge him accurately because of the stacked team he was on, you could never double him with Curry and Klay on his team, he was definitely top players ever, but better than Bron? MJ? you shouldn't be able to definitely say yes.

[@brendanbloom3366]

He got doubled plenty on gs and was getting doubled or even tripled all those years in OKC. Look how far OKC got without him but with PG and how far he took them. Look at gs playoff and finals record with him vs without him. Forget his team and look at his skillset. How many flaws can you find in his game?

[@iveywebb]

Better than Bron? HELL YESSSS!!!! Better than MJ? Yup 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@londonstackhouse4145]

Great video 👏🙏👍

[@SwitchMentality]

Love him or hate him, this is the best scorer basketball has ever seen.

[@bladimirribeaux8300]

Nooòoooooo, it is jordan....

[@Purple-iz1bd]

Brandon Menifee yeah

[@Gimmithat491]

Mj then kd. Kd being a cupcake snake is just something we have to live with lol

[@RoseCurry5]

Great video. 👍🏾

[@harry6555]

his mother did a great job raising him

[@maxmayer1281]

Good vid keep it up

[@misaelynfantesoto262]

I watch the nba for Kevin Durant man I love his game

[@justingrant4860]

15:39-15:46 good grief man This video was pretty dope

[@mugabebruce7004]

Unstoppable my goodness

[@kw9611]

Dislikes are from Lebrick die hard fans..

[@JayJay-vd2eb]

Straight facts

[@toast6320]

I can’t deny that this man is like no other, but I believe that his decision to move to a 73-9 team was poor. Please respect my opinion, as I respect yours.

[@kevinzhu6417]

no one even brought him up, you sound like the same type of annoying die hard fans youre criticizing

[@izai.]

He won the chip so..... 🤷‍♂️

[@squidMB]

If Seattle ever comes back & he retires there, that’ll be poetic

[@Topjatt1]

I thought this channel would have a million subscribers. It should

[@soggywiener7527]

Idc what anybody says in 17 it was steph and Kylie, klay and Kevin love, bron and kd, and kd thoroughly outplayed lebron

[@soggywiener7527]

On top of that kd always plays his best against lebron....look at 2012 when he was a puppy dropping 30 on lebrons super team heat

[@debranewton669]

One of the greatest! KD, is so gifted & talented!! Love his game he is a bad boy!!! Know matter how some people feel about him going to GS, u cannot take away his game. KD, help the warriors get two more championships, on their way most likely getting the third one if he had & klay had not got hurt. 🏀😀

[@richardwilliams7374]

Bravo! 👏🏾

[@ResidentRocker]

i still think he is underrated to this day..

[@goated3285]

KD “The Burner Account Reaper”

[@mr.bubbles8351]

wow new content! You thought of that all by yourself?

[@howisthatgay4275]

Daryl Vergara I never seen it so I think it was tight

[@demetriousstephens1998]

Your favorite player more than likely has a burner account as well

[@jamn610]

If bron & kd ever were on one team, it's a wrap for the league

[@daescape6835]

Nice video. KD is that guy!!!! 7ft guard. Nobody can check him. No one.

[@danielhopper9581]

A literal walking bucket is a bucket type creature with legs who walks around.

[@loganrocksmith362]

Best player in the game.

[@layonelspeed4003]

my favourite player all time

[@Stockswimmer]

Great player of all time

[@qqw743]

lol at the vid description "made him the literal definition of a walking bucket.." You might want to rethink that phrase, I can't get the visual out of my head.

[@romsawyer2694]

One of a kind player... KD!!

[@Ro-yl9tn]

Love the video. I have KD ranked 12th all time in ranking. Espn has him 14th, with oscar and Steph ahead of him, but i think he's better than both. KD and steph played on the same team for 3 years. It was obvious, who the best player was. If he wins a ring with Bklyn, how much higher will he be? I have him in my top 10 at that point. Wilt would be out. Wilt has unbelievable stats, but didn't win enough. He only has 2 rings and he was the best player in one of those championship runs. Check the stats, through KD and Lebron's first 12 years, the numbers are not far apart. They have same career avgs, minus lebron averaging 3 more assists per game. My order is 1. MJ 2. Lebron 3. Kareem 4. Bill Russell 5. Magic 6. Kobe 7. Bird 8. Tim Duncan 9. Shaq 10. Wilt 11. The Dream 12. KD 13. Steph.

[@brendanbloom3366]

Wilt is the best center of all time. Kareem bill and Shaq had better teams but they weren't better. Bird over magic if we're talking prime for prime. Same can be said about kd and LeBron. Steph is not top 20 and he's not better than Oscar and IT. Hakeem is the better overall player than Duncan.

[@brianbrown4415]

Nobody can guard Durant he is the best!

[@NBALIVING]

Would love to see the Raptors repeat!

[@jomsofficialplay3611]

that Westbrook look on KD 10:59

[@RoadrunnaBD]

Looked like jealousy

[@cancelsave2700]

SLIM REAPER💪💪💪

[@brandoncalero6072]

SLIIM REAPER DURAAAANT

[@nevermisled3244]

Notiiii

[@kent7285]

16:04 *LOOK AT WESTBRICK HES SO CUTE!!*

[@HeyJaymye]

LOL if you look at Kevin Durrant’s old are you pictures you can also see Dave East as well, pretty much his whole team including East all played Division I basketball and many of them went pro

[@kabukoring6788]

KD= 🐐 of 🏀

[@CptMonstar]

Portland passed on MJ and KD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@clint7954]

Facts

[@hefesaxfith5773]

He grew up in PG county it’s outside of DC but we got you lol

[@Arthurzeo]

What is the name of the instrumental at 10:14 ish ?

[@kabukoring6788]

The 🐐 🏀

[@jjpjedi]

Great call on that one Cowturd.

[@John14Paolo]

Honestly, If you were given a chance to be a champion, would you take it? to go to a better team, hence the term and word "better", define it, read into it. Its like in highschool would you rather stay with so called "friends" who use or betray you or would you want "better" people around you, you can call friends and achieve success with, just because the Warriors beat them coming back from 3-1 and Durant joining them, does that define him as a snake? that's arguable, but consider this, in the end it's all about legacy, it's all about business, and all about glory. It's not like he literally planned to go to the Warriors when they lost, The Warriors pitched to him as did other teams. So the bottom line question is "If you had a chance to be with better people, obtain an immortalized success engravef in history, would you take it?", And consider another argument that what if your not happy with the people your currently with and can't achieve anything with them, would you stay?, I think we all realized by now that Durant's move to the Warriors wasn't weak, it was wise and mature of him, as would anyone, Even LeBron did it in Miami. Let me know what you guy's think of Durant, Let's keep it clean and not be toxic my brothers, Godbless

[@John14Paolo]

Brandon Menifee Exactly, Awesome point brother, God bless

[@kusho9723]

Ideal basketball player!

[@vanjones1749]

Man much respect to KD man. 1st ballot HOFer imo..

[@martytarroza8895]

He's not an underrated player, he is Kevin Durant..👍👍👍

[@neo7588]

KD is the goat