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NBA Superstar Kevin Durant and rising young talent Yi Jianlian of China were on hand to discuss the World Basketball Festival as well as their roles on Team USA and Team China, respectively, during the upcoming FIBA World Games in Turkey. Both players displayed pride and honor in representing their countries; KD will join his fellow elite players while Yi will assume a larger leadership role as veteran Yao Ming will be out with injury. Both KD and Yi also answered questions regarding their kicks, and we learned that Kevin Durant feels honored that other NBA players wear his signature shoe and that the Air Jordan XII is Yi Jianlian’s favorite Air Jordan of all time. During the interviews, Durant wore the Nike Hyperfuse Olympic colorway with DURANT printed on the tongues while Yi wore a dazzling China-inspired pair of the Nike Hyperdunk 2010, and both shoes will be showcased during the upcoming. Continue reading for a full gallery of the media interview with Kevin Durant and Yi Jianlian.
9 Responses to “Kevin Durant & Yi Jianlian Talk World Basketball Festival 2010”
June 9th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Jianlian doesnt deserve to be in the nba.he fn sucks
June 9th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
I am excited to see the new Hyperdunks and the Hyperfuse. Both look like great solid hoop shoes. I just hope the Hyperfuse release soon cause they'd be a great summer shoe because of the breathability!
June 9th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
KD uni look 3 sizes to small lol them Hyperfuses is clean tho…
June 10th, 2010 at 9:46 am
KD needs some lotion, proactive, and a weight bench ASAP! Them hyperfuse look nice.
June 10th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Sick ass hyperfuse. But fcuk you Jianlian haters.
June 11th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Yi Jianlian is probably the most overrated player right now. I don't see why he deserves any Nike PE's. KD will be the face of the NBA in the next couple of years along with LeBron and maybe D-Wade after Kobe retires. Jianlian =
; Durant = 
June 11th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
There are 1.325 BILLION Chinese residents! Add the fact that there are only two active NBA players from China, and that Yao Ming is with Reebok, and it seems pretty obvious why Yi gets PEs, and his appearance at the World Basketball Festival jumpoff was appropriate.
Yi is a nice player, might not be All-NBA material, but you gotta admit, this is better than, say, Fred Jones wearing Jordan Brand just cos he was playing in New York for the Knicks.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Yup, gotta remember the business side of the sport and sports apparel industry…
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