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Kevin Durant's mother saddened by the reaction to his OKC return

Published Feb. 12, 2017 5:47 a.m. ET

Rob Perez

Saturday night was an emotional night for not just Kevin Durant, but, for his mother too. Wanda Durant, whom you might remember as "the real MVP" during Kevin's MVP award acceptance speech in 2014, was in attendance for his return to Oklahoma City.

You could see her support during one of Kevin's seven free throws.

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Stepping into what is now enemy territory, you have to imagine Wanda was prepared for the verbal assault that was headed her family's way -- but, per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, the vitriol went above and beyond:

The most vicious things you could say, they said about my son tonight. It's hurtful. We poured our heart into this place. Not just him. Our family. This is basketball. This is not whether or not you're going to make it into heaven. They called him a snake, a sellout, a b----h, it's just a sad day. I understand that they loved him. I do understand it. But the name calling. The people with the cupcakes on their backs ... It didn't have to be like this.

This is not the first time I've been back since Kevin left ... This is maybe my fourth or fifth time. Every time that I've been back, people seem like they are afraid to say something nice to me. People will whisper, "There's his mom. Ooooooh!"