Friday's match up between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets served as a teachable moment for Oklahoma's forward Kevin Durant.
Durant who put 30 answered points on the board lost his shoe during the game after his team had possession; suddenly, found himself having to play shoeless traveling down court to get back on defense.
Durant was able to maneuver quickly into the low-post to block Denver's lay-up- shoeless. Oklahoma closed the gap to win it over Denver, 101-84, ending Denver's nine-game streak.
Clearly, Kevin Durant, 21, is the youngest player to lead the NBA in scoring behind Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James; however, he needs a lesson on how to tie his shoes!
Maybe Durant should have taken some tips from UCLA's basketball coaching legend John Wooden's school on tying your shoes and putting your socks on properly.
Tying shoes reflects a need for the NBA to get back to basic basketball fundamentals. Players perfecting their dribbling, shooting, reading of screens and pick-n-rolls. Most of all, how to tie your sneakers.
In the words of John Wooden when his players would do something wrong, "Goodness gracious snakes alive."
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