The news was expected for more than a week now, but on Monday Kevin Durant made an official announcement on signing with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports.
Durant took to Twitter of course to announce the news.
#NewRules #RocNation http://t.co/nNIupP2MbN
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 24, 2013
Jay Z has this to say about the signing.
“He has a 90.5 free throw shooting rate, the youngest player in NBA history to join the 50-40-90 club, a giving individual and a legend in the making,” Jay-Z said of Durant. “What more can I say?”
Roc Nation Sports will be Durant’s third agent since he was drafted in 2007. He originally with Goodwin Sports, then moved to Rob Pelinka last year before moving on to Roc Nation.
Durant of course wants to try to build on his global brand, and who better than Shawn Carter to help you do that.