Ask any Warriors fan about Kevin Durant and you’ll probably hear that he’s 1 in a million.
That would be selling him short. By a lot.
Time magazine is out with its 2018 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. According to the U.S. and World Population Clock, there are 7.467 billion inhabitants on this burdened little marble. That technically makes Durant — and the 99 other Time honorees — 1 in 74,670,000.
Time left it to Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of internet software and services, to provide Durant’s testimonial.
“Kevin Durant isn’t just an incredible basketball player; he’s an incredible human too,” Cue wrote.
Cue praised Durant’s philanthropy, specifically his commitment of $10 million to College Track, a nonprofit which provides “academic, financial and social-economic support” to high school and college students. Cue also applauded Durant’s mission of building and renovating neighborhood basketball courts.
“Above all, he has ridden the ups and downs of following his heart, making a hard choice and taking control of his own career — and has emerged wiser, happier, with his head held high. He is a role model for us all.”
Five other athletes made the top 100: tennis star Roger Federer, teenage Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim, cricket champion Virat Kohli, Olympic ice skater Adam Rippon, and defensive lineman J.J. Watt of the NFL’s Houston Texans.
