Kevin Durant is paying to send four kids to college

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Kevin Durant is providing a noble service to four kids by sending them off to college and picking up the tuition costs in full.

On Sunday, Kevin Durant scored 38 points to give the Warriors a 3-1 lead over the Pelicans. But Durant isn’t just scoring and being effective on the court. He’s racking-up wins off the court, too. It was announced today that Durant is offering to pay the tuition of four college-bound teens from a local Boys and Girls Club, according The Mercury News. Durant stopped by a Redwood City, California Boys and Girls Club in December 2017. There, he bonded with the children, which in turn, compelled Durant to stay connected. One of the four students, Magali Pineda, told Durant of the hardships she faced in her life. The Warriors superstar was moved to tears — but it wasn’t her intention.

"When I met him, I went in for a handshake. He said, ‘No, I don’t do handshakes. I do hugs,’ ” Magali said. “And so just like that, I was like, ‘Wow, he’s really cool.’ ”Durant spoke to students in formal settings, such as on-stage interviews. But there was also time for genuine conversations. And they weren’t about basketball.“He just talks to me about how he was always doubted when he was younger,” Alysia said. “And I talked to him about everything that had gone on in my life.”She laughed.“I accidentally made him cry,” she admitted. “I didn’t mean to make him cry.”"

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Durant has long been incredibly active in charity work, helping build a new basketball court for a local school in Oklahoma City back in 2015, making an enormous donation to his alma mater and delivering care packages to local shelters and youth services organizations around the holidays.

It’s incredible that Durant was that thoughtful enough to provide the tuition of four teenagers. Durant has gotten much flack for his decision to join the Warriors and his ensuing behavior on social media. But Durant hasn’t let the opinions of others stop him from doing what’s morally right. He’s leading by example and taking care of work that needs to be done in his new community. Charity always starts at home.

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