Kevin Durant FULL Highlight at Rucker Park (2011) Lockout Summer!
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- Опубліковано 22 бер 2020
- On August 1st, 2011 Kevin Durant showed up to Rucker Park and played for DC Power in the Entertainers Basketball Classic. Durant was at this point the reigning scoring champion in the league., While the NBA was in lockout, Durant had the idea to play in all the parks in New York City, he started out with the legendary Rucker Park and the rest is history.
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KD was 110 overall this game
Marvin Bublè 😂 wet ball every time
And everyone else was 50
@@jeevangill2041 no they were good
Word
Been watching this since 2011 love it every time bro
What makes this so special is KD really came to play. He didnt look down to the competition he came to really put on a show and he did. The energy reminds me of when Vince Carter did the windmill off the lob.
Great observation!
pig of the year award.....
True but he's not the only player that came to Ruckers. This park is legendary
Ong so glad kd came to GS really was about that culture
Agreed
The man was designed and built to play basketball
Yet people still gonna hate him because he signed for the warriors. They're missing on an all time great.
HiphopRiffs he can redeem himself now that’s why he left in the first place
MrTimster80 he won’t do shit now he’s too old for an injury like that his legacy is fucked
Solomon S lol watch there is no one on earth who can check Kevin Durant, he’s gonna make you eat your words when the NBA comes back and imma come right back to this comment and make fun u when KD kills everyone!!! #unstoppable
Neteco Coleman bro he was unstoppable but now he tore his Achilles at 31 years old. He’s never going to be the same .
When he run down the court just to pull up is the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen
Poetry in motion.
It's pure b-ball with the crowd getting hype, everyone knowing he's gonna shoot, and BAM!!!! So awesome.
@@SuperRobertoClemente and it aint a damn thing anybody can do about it in the history of basketball.. 😂🤣 U can only hope he misses!!
That game-sealing shot over LeBron in Game 1 will live forever, whether they like it or not.
@@ifheavenwashuman yall cant wait to say some shit about lebron 🤣
Who is still here 2024😂?
🙋♂️
Was there today, had to watch this again lol
This is pure love for the game
my cousin was here ,he was bout 7 ,and i promise you he’s been saying i want to be the next kevin durant and i am the best for the last 9 years whenever we play😂
that's hilarious! Favorite comment yet!
I pray that he makes it, that's pretty cool man!😁
😂😂😂
I’m 50 years old, and I still say, “you the real MVP” just about every other day.
Yo play ME!
Legend says that man still sayin "I am, I am" up to now.
July 2020
You didn't have to time stamp your own comment. It's already there.
Lame comment
That didn’t land well
July 2021 and he is still going
Nice try being funny
All I heard was “I am the best” the whole video Hahahaha
Its a fair point
That nigga is annoying
😂😂😂
Solomone Wolfgramm those Rucker Park Mc’s were truly different lol
Exactly
THIS is what a NBA crowd should be like. Man, can you imagine the whole arena ooo'ing and awe'ing like this instead of golf claps and court-side celebs glued to their phones?
Celebs and rich people have ruined NBA courtyside
No lie he score so effortless like it’s amazing
He is obviously an elite scorer if not the best scorer of our generation! People see him do this in NBA games and say the defender sucks! People have no idea how good even the bench guys are that play in the NBA!
@@danieldunscombe5238 fax
@@danieldunscombe5238 Exactly. There's levels to this.
@@danieldunscombe5238 Facts
@@danieldunscombe5238 that's the number one excuse is that the defender sucks they won't admit he's and elite scorer
The most LEGENDARY STREET BALL PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME, played by the perfect player who performed at a godly level. This game will be talked about for over 100 years, Kevin Durant came to Rucker Park "the most notorious street ball court on planet Earth" and dropped 70+ points with the game cut short. The crowd was extremely electrified from seeing the impossible....Kevin Durant
He joined a 73 win team...
@@4316Rambo no he didn't he joined the warriors and they traded 2 starters and their bench
@@4316Rambo get a job
@@4316Rambo u not a basketball fan u a NBA fan
@@itwasonlylag Warriors won before KD and after KD . ..lol Steph and Klay And Dray just got bounced by a 38 year old Lebron and company...LBJ 30 points, 9 rebs, 9 assists...on 10 of 14 shooting. KD ain't beating Bron without A 73 win Golden State Team and that 73 win team GSW are NOT beating an LBJ led Team without KD.
You have to realize the Cavs would've won the Finals in 2017 and 2018 if not for KD. Period. Curry,Dray and Steph had to go cry and recruit KD ...KD couldn't do it in Brooklyn or Phoenix. Nothing against him personally...just saying Lebron that Goat. Western conference Finals and gonna beat the Nuggets...Also no one can say Bubble gets an asterisk anymore...it's the SAME EXACT 4 TEAMS as 2020. 🤷🏾♂️ Bout to be the same results. 💯
This is how I think I will play, when I think about pickup games in the shower.
On Meeeeeee
😅😅
Back to the basket turn around 3s feel like a layup when you in the shower
Amazing comment
On god.
If I hear “I am” one more time
😂😂😂😂😂
Bruh
Purp 3500 since when did anyone other than this mc call him “I am”? His nicknames are usually KD or the slim reaper
@男Brogodamn No it's the 2 time finals MVP, and you see what Westbrook did in okc without him NOTHING.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
When you make grown ass men act like little kids, then you doing something special!
Not just him, it’s anyone now. Someone makes a 3 pointer, or a dunk or a crossover….. people flop all over the bleachers, or they storm the court, act like maniacs, take off running (which is really fucking stupid)……… they act so wild, you can’t even go see a game in person anymore and just enjoy it. People scream in your ear or bump into. Not worth going cause of these damn idiots.
@@bigc2626 Karen lmfao
@@bigc2626 thts the beauty of watchin live get ur karen ass outa here lml
@@bigc2626 shut up bruh🤣
@@bigc2626 stay home then
This dude got a ten minute highlight tapes in one game. Think about that
A game that didn’t even finish at that
@@jonathangeorge2243 real talk..
@@jonathangeorge2243he burnt the court down fck the finish 😂😂😂😂
6:35 is every kids dream man
that and 7:43
Durant is the smoothest scorer that this game has ever seen. His jumpshot looks like he isn't spending a single ounce of energy more than necessary for that ball to defeat gravity and splash. Simply incredibly talented man, I swear to god, he sometimes looks like he was genetically designed to be the ultimate basketball player..
To me Durant is the 3rd smoothest behind Jordan and Kobe
No hate to KD but you need to go refresh your memory with some Michael Jordan highlights.
@@bobbyanderson5601 you gotta put prime melo up there too. One of the silkiest jumpshooting forms I’ve ever seen
@@Jeremy-xy2fy agreed, Melo seemed lazy because his form was so smooth it looked effortless
@@NShomebasewe done with the over ration and indoctrination of these 90s players SORRY FOOL
This man was on so much fire that the crowd rushed mid game Thats wild
Whoever put this game together didn't think the uniforms through.
Red vs orange lol, the most confusing sh*t ive ever seen 😂
LMFAO
This is when kd was in every gym across america, crime scene after crime scene, shutting down park after park
Realize that in the 2011-12 season KD was 1st team all-NBA and all-star game MVP... in other words a 3-level scorer with max badges
99.9 ovr KD
6:40 gives me chills every time. that's a moment you dream about
Facts!!
legendary moment fr
That's how you put on a show. Not just dunking but shooting & shooting from unrealistic spots on the court. He gave the audience a show that they deserved
Now the new generation of NBA players are all about the highlights
I had the best time that night after that game.. lol and till this day im a KD fan
Man bro, mind giving a lil insight on what it was like? I know the hood was OFF DA CHAIN that night? Like, I'm from the Lou area (St. Louis) and whenever we have NBA talent come thru like on a Friday or some shit, the word spread around quick and it be like everybody from all the hoods start poppin up and having a good time and puttin all the street shit aside at least until the cameras and kids leave then it's back to the bullshit. But at least everybody was chillin for the time and got something else to talk about for the rest of the summer that's positive.
@@popireal3628 man I miss the good days bro. Lol u couldn't of said it any better
I'm quite surprised that there's not more Superstars that went to showcase their skills at the Rucker Park.
that crossover pull up is butter every time
I bet you this felt almost as good as winning the chip! KD was getting so much love!
I’m sure it would have felt better if he won a ring with OKC.
I agree yo the love from the people that’s overwhelming
Non of his worthless rings felt as good as that night. Wish he’d have a performance like this in an NBA Final without a super team.
@@thanos9545 oh
Dang the comments so on point in this thread. I wish he would've done this with OKC also...they even had Ibaka back then...it's Krazy he joined a 73 win team. What's funnier tho is that I watched the takes of the "analysts" after Lebron put up 51 and JR Smith blew it...and KD was running. But THIS performance at Rucker park by him is insane. It shows how good the Elite scorers of all time really are. KD went bball god mode. All sniper badges bro. He couldve shot from the stands and made it this night lol
When KD became that dude
Then he led the league in scoring and became MVP...no one has had this great a summer since
That was some hella luv KD received in Harlem
What can you do with a 7 footer that can shoot 3s and handle the ball🔥🔥🔥
Force him to play with Westbrook lol
Pray
Nita dam thing ...lol😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
That’s not how u use hella my nigga. I’m from the bay cmon now
KD at Rucker Park is definitely a must see ! Right !
“I AM!”
Mans has one of the best triggers ever
Got so much respect for kd saying how he been watching rucker for years and how it's an honor to play there. Notice how only a certain few nba players play at rucker and after, if they do they do they're thing, they have so much more respect as a player? Kobe, a.i., steve Francis, vince, Lamar Odom, and now kd. I love the street culture of basketball. And I bet you a majority of nba players have mad love for street leagues as well.
Remember the greatest game that never happened smh we almost had Bron Shaq BD etc “I am”
Dr J showed up & showed out at the Rucker back in the 1970's. People watching from rooftops
If you're a real basketball head you know Rucker Park is THE place
I don't regret clicking on this one.
🤣😂
“Kevin Durant IS INn... The Building!!”
Kevin Durant: *out doors playing 🏀* 😑
I AMMMMMM
😅😅😅😅
“I don’t know the culture.”
sent
😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is one of the greatest videos in basketball! Legendary!
thanks so much!
@@freshfocussports nahh man..thank you for capturing this. What a special moment for those kids and that community. He gave them what they asked for and then some.
Who here after he scorched the Bucks in Game 5 ECSF?
facts
I live here
I .... NeTS 🌍🗽🖤
I watched this so many times after that had to return 🔥
yup
Kevin Durant is argubly one of the most complete scorer in NBA history. A guy that stands nearly seven feet tall, handles the ball and shoots like a shooting guard is a nightmare to guard. Even LeBron James said KD is the best player he's ever faced
Kobe retired without figuring him out lol
5:33 Is when this becomes legendary
Really it's 5:13 you see the lights go on. Amazing
That is exactly when the magic started manifesting before them all!
Definitely
KD is a no joke baller man. When u see his game u see he knows exactly what is about playing on concrete in the hood.
DC no joke
Look at the way he's talking and answering questions halfway through a game 😂😂😂😂 my guy isn't even putting in half of his effort
this still gives me goosebumps
8:30 "Everybody's guarding him, all three of them guarding him, you got three people on him!!!"
-swish
How does this video not have 3 billion views
haha we agree!
@@freshfocussports
LOOK LIKE FAT JOE GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO!!!!
KD LOOK COMFY & SAFE TO ME!!!!
I WAS THERE TO DEBUNK FAT JOE NONSENSE!!!
Those pull up 3's look so familiar! Game 3 in both finals
Giving Lebron Vietnam flashbacks with those pull up 3’s 😂
Mike Turns they needed 4 superstars to take him out
arviid I agree..KD had to pull off one of the most front-runningest (if it’s not a word it is now😂) moves of all time just to win a chip. They had 3 superstars (Klay Thompson is a bonafide superstar: if you are an all star every year, you might end up being the 2nd greatest shooter of all time, and can pull out massive games in the playoffs to keep your team from being eliminated then you are a superstar)and one all star in draymond (who is so fucking valuable with his defense and passing) like you said just to beat Lebron. I was just clowning because I know those threes haunt Lebron for sure..but none of those 4 players are even 75% of what Lebron is or ever will be far as his legacy is concerned. And I agree Gloria Lebron did choke in those finals..that’s why he is not the GOAT (Jordan never choked in a single series in his whole career let alone to a team with only one great player) and it’s why I consider Dirk Nowitzki to be the second greatest power forward of all time..because for two months when it mattered the most he was the best player in the league and carried a below average team to a championship over one of the best teams of all time in that heat squad. With all that said Lebron is still 2 or 3 all time depending on how I’m feeling about Kareem and his Legacy that day.
Gloria Smalls tf u talking about, d wade and bosch were slowing down . Warriors had a young klay curry and draymond. Miami wasnt even the best team already comparing the fact that kf joined the greatest team record of all time
Mike Turns lebron was injured in 2011, in 2015 he lost because kyrie and love were out. I cant believe people still say that lebron aint clutch 🤦♂️
I love them storming the court to pat him on the head, back, just get a piece of the man at 6:45. What a great video, must've been one of the best days in Rucker's history.
Legendary Park, combined with elite scorer and hype crowd, the best!
2021, this still 🔥. Everyone think they nice till KD pull up.
Biggest problem I have with the nba id he expensive tickets. Oherwise every game could be this lit
There is no question a lot of the real fans are priced out
Also players haven't experienced this type of setting in high school in on because they start out in private schools and are told not to play outside their team or AAU due to possible injury
FACTTSS all i see in the stands are rich white folks that i dont even kno if they are really interested in what they're seeing lol 😂
Nah man this one is special.
The crowd is 02 colored up. They'll never allow it
One of the greatest performances in Rucker history...str8 up!!🤩✌
He’s a basketball god...
I’ve seen this video years ago and I watch it again tonight and it’s still exciting. I love this basketball atmosphere and KD represented.
This was LEGENDARY! But what some might not know, was his TOTAL Domination & LEGENDARY TOUR in NYC STREET & PRO-AM (Nike Pro City) that same summer. I think he spent like a week, maybe a little more, and was tearing up every major NYC summer bball spot… From Dyckman to Rucker to Nike Pro City 👀 (I was there) IT WAS CRAZEE 🙌🙌🙌💪💪🤙✌️
I wuz wondering did KD play ball @ Dyckman, but now yu told me
When you simply the best, you’re not afraid to prove it anywhere.
The last “I AMMMMM......” always gets me hyped
Bruh seeing the crowd get progressively more riled up as KD consistently drains 3’s is so amazing to see. KD really went super saiyan
One of the most legendary basketball moments ever. KD always been that man.
Who’s here from when he torched Milwaukee with 49/15/10 😂😂😂😂
So......how's it goin
Everyone there that day witnessed GREATNESS!
Respect to Kevin durant
Right there with the best of all time.
KD's game is incredible.
I watch this for inspiration and I havent played ball in years. What a shooting performance by KD and I love the crowd reaction. This is special.
I AAMMM ! 😂😂😂 idk how you didn’t go crazy when he pulled up from 30ft.. I would’ve gotten to HYPE lookin like a child 😂
KD is a beast on any court at anytime. Size speed and strength. Dude the s an MVP candidate every year he is healthy. A wizard with real life magic powers
nobody:
announcer: i Am ThE bEsT
KD was unstoppable that night,he could've dropped 100 if wanted too.I was there that historic night in Ruckers Park
This is how we can turn our community around nationwide!
Arguably the best player to ever touch Rucker park!
You know you're good when the crowd storms the court in the middle of a game.
One of the most iconic performances ever
This is crazy work whole team guarding KD 😭 this 2024 as im watching this
Greatest scorer of all time
On his way for sure
Are you forgetting about lebron?
Ted Solomon lebron might have his place on the all time scoring list but he don’t get his like kd. Kd the coldest, melo 2nd, Tmac or Kobe next, lebron not even top 3 gettin buckets
@@tedsolomon9207 If we are just being objective , KD has 4 scoring Titles, LeBron has 1. Obviously Lebron has had the better career and is the overall better player ... but scoring wise, its fair to call KD a better scorer.
Ever heard of James harden
when you think about it...all those shots he hit, were the same spots in game 3 of both finals games! he was just practicing for his moment 😁
Right! 😂
This is what made me a Kevin Durant fan.
Back when everyone loved KD
KD still the man, but I know what you mean
I still love him!
I guess everyone is good with him since the injury
Real ones still do
I never stopped loving KD till the end KD fan
This is forever one of the best basketball videos of all time. Kd had the grand badge and takeover at the same time 🔥🔥🔥
This how the Barclay should turn up when Durant get us that ring
Ion know bout that even after the virus 😬
@Charles James say word
@@sailor5240 & here we are now … we soon win a chip
Bro cmon its bk... ofc everybody boutta go dumb infront of barclays
This aged poorly
KD lived every person who picked up a ball in their neighborhood parks dream when he did this
Lowkey this was the reason KD came to BKLYN. Smart
Classic Harlem shit , i ran from the block when i heard he was gonna be there 🤣
Shout out to KD for coming thru the Rucker, that announcer though, daaaam!!!
No NBA PLAYER ever had this type of LOVE in RUCKER PARK HISTORY !!!
U crazy go check out kobe at the Rucker
Dr J
The fact that he did this at the Rucker gives him extra credit for me. He wines and cries but then gives us this when he’s mad lol.
I’m so happy this guy is in BK!!!! I can already hear the Brooklyn chants LOL!!!
This man was literally dropping 3s like it was hot pancakes on a Sunday morning.
KD was like Shep from above the rim with those 3s
KD did this for the culture nothing else but pure love
I've never seen this wtf the best kd video ever lmao
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Man how could you not love this! KD! One of the greatest scorers ever. Even in the league. Makes it look so effortless!
This will never get old
This is the joy of the game and life! A lot of people forget that it's as simple as this to enjoy it.
Some of the best life memories are like this.
6:35 He felt like Ali training through the village. KD Bomaye!
7:44
The hype bruh, dammmmmn 🔥🔥🔥
They triple team on him couldn’t do none to stop him, this will be a forever legendary moment !
Imagine an Allstar game at famous courts:
Dyckman
Rucker
Venice Beach
I'm here because of Fat Joe capping in a podcast.
This the KD that came out to play last night in game 5
I used to watch this video all the time would get me so hyped loved the lock out season
Rucker Park. The Court, the Atmosphere, the Trees, the Shade, the Breeze, the Buildings, the People, the Summer.... Man Harlem!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This was something he needed to do in order to fulfill his basketball destiny if you ask me. He went out there and balled and was real about it. The lockout summer was a dope thing for some ballers because they were able to get in tune with the people in a way they never did before.
That's what the bubble was for Ja, Jokic and the Nuggets, and Bam Adebayo
That’s crazy, I just thought about this game today and this video was posted yesterday 🤔 thanks for the dope video, can’t wait to see KD ball next season
Appreciate you watching! Great minds think alike!
@@freshfocussports thanks for posted it up g!
Can watch this all day everyday
This energy hits home for me. Playing in many Tournaments.🏀 🏀🏀