Washington, D.C. - March 29, 2017: A memorial photo of Charles &quot;Chuckie&quot; Craig sits on his mother Claudette Craig's kitchen table in her Washington DC home Wednesday March 29, 2017. She's lost two of her five children to gun violence. Charles &quot;Chuckie&quot; Craig, Kevin Durant's coach and mentor, was gunned down April 30th, 2005 in Laurel, Md., at the age of 35. Durant wears #35 as tribute to Craig.<br />
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Her eldest, Ryan, a marine, was killed during a family visit to Georgia by a rival of his cousin when he was 20-years-old. <br />
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NBA Superstar Kevin Durant's jersey number &quot;35&quot; is a tribute to his rec. league coach and mentor Charles &quot;Chuckie&quot; Craig, who was gunned down in at a night club in Laurel, Md., in 2005 when he was 35 years old. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
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