Capitol Heights, Maryland - March 29, 2017: A student stands next to decals of NBA super star Kevin Durant at Seat Pleasant Activity Center March 29, 2017.<br />
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NBA super star Kevin Durant has donated a substantial amount of money to help renovate the Seat Pleasant Activity Center where he learned to play basketball. Durant's AAU coach and mentor Charles &quot;Chuckie&quot; Craig, who worked at the Activity Center, was gunned down in May 2005 at the age of 35. Durant wears #35 in Craig's honor.<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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