Kevin Durant Purchases 5% Stake In Philadelphia Union

Pat Gallen reports.

IT WON'T BE PLAYING FOR THESIXERS, JOINING THEPHILADELPHIA UNION.PAT GALLEN KICKS AROUND THEDETAILS FOR YOU.ONE OF THE GREATESTBASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THISGENERATION, IS COMING TOPHILADELPHIA KEVIN DURANTE ISNOW WITH THE PHILADELPHIAUNION.THE TEAM ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK,THAT THE TWO TIME MBA CHAMPIONAND TEN TIME ALL-STAR HASPURCHASED A 5% STEAK IN THECLUB.IN A STATEMENT RELEASED BY THEUNION DURANTE SAID IN PART OFFTHE PITCH I'M LOOKING FORWARDSTO WORKING IN CHESTER ANDPHILADELPHIA COMMUNITIES ANDMAKING AN IMPACT.UNION CEO TIM MCDERMOTT SAIDHIS PRESENCE WILL BE FELT INMANY WAYS.KEVIN WANTS TO SEE AND ISVERY FORWARD THING,PROGRESSIVE, INVOLVED IN THECOMMUNITY, WANTS TO BE ANAGENT OF CHANGE, CLEARLYSOMEBODY WHO IS AN AMAZINGWINNER.HEAD COACH JIM CURTAIN METWITH DURANTE.NO SECRET.YOU KNOW, WHAT KEVIN HAS DONEIN THE GAME OF BASKETBALL, NBACHAMPION, ALL-STAR ARGUABLY,QUITE BASKETBALL PLAYER IN THEPLANET.SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS AN AWESOMEGUY TO BRING INTO OUROWNERSHIP GROUP.BUT ALSO HE HAD A ROLLINTEREST IN THE GAME OFSOCCER, WHICH WAS COOL AND NEWTHE GAME.UNION PLAYERS KNOW THEY'REPARTNERING WITH A LEADER ONAND OFF THE COURT.I THINK FOR BOTH PARTIES,REALLY HAVE TO ADMIRE THE OFFCOURT DECISIONS HE'S MADE INHIS CAREER.GREAT EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, FROMSOME OF THE OTHER PLAYERS,AND, YOU KNOW, PLAYERS THAT ILOOK TO GET INTO OFF THECOURT.WHILE WE WAIT TO SEE HOWDURANTE INVESTMENT WILL ALTERTHE DIRECTION OF THE FRANCHISETEAM ON THE PRACTICE FIELDPREPARING FOR THAT'S SEASON TOSTART JULY 8TH IN ORLANDO ASPART OF THE MLS IS BACKTOURNAMENT.