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Analysis: Cast as NBA's villain, Durant proves to be hero

There is forever a pocket of Americans eager to cast villains without regard to facts, much less rational perspective. We’re mere weeks away from discovering what this means for Kevin Durant.

Durant is, by nearly every measure, devoted to his community and his country. The star forward’s latest public contribution came Sunday, when he scored 30 points to lead the U.S. Men’s National Basketball Team to victory in the gold medal game of the Rio Olympics.

As if that were not enough, he even placed his hand over heart while standing on the medal stand during the playing of our national anthem.