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Kevin Durant Reveals His Thoughts on the 'You the Real MVP' Meme

Kyle NewportFeb 18, 2015

"You the real MVP."

That line was said with a lot of emotion, but it has turned into an Internet craze.

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant included that signature line during his acceptance speech for the 2013-14 NBA MVP award. During that speech, Durant called his mom the real MVP because he wouldn't be where he is today without her.

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It was an incredibly touching moment that saw a son try to hold back tears as he thanked his mother. If it's not the most emotional speech ever given by a professional athlete, it certainly ranks near the top of the list.

However, what happened next caught Durant by surprise.

The Internet had a blast with the "You the real MVP" line and has turned it into a meme that is used anytime something good happens in a person's life.

Imagine being Durant and seeing such an emotional moment being turned into a joke. How would that feel?

In a feature done by GQ's Zach Baron, the Thunder forward revealed how he felt when he started seeing the memes pop up on the Internet:

"

I was like, man, that was a real emotional moment for me, and you making a joke about it! Like: Damn. Y'all don't really believe in s--t. You don't have no morals or nothing. You don't care about nothing but just making fun. 

I was serious as hell saying that, you know what I'm saying?

"

Seeing the memes everywhere probably ate at him at first. However, he eventually just let it go.

"But after a while, it's all good," Durant added.

[Twitter, h/t Next Impulse Sports]

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