Everybody wants Texas Longhorns star Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant has already taken his exit from this March Madness thing and yet EVERYBODY is still gunning for him.

Yep, Kevin Durant, the same guy who led the Texas Longhorns as far as round 2 of the 2007 March Madness bracket tournament, is still hot commodity even after being booted out by the USC Trojans.

Of course, you already heard about the Boston Celtics getting their miserable asses fined $30,000 for excessive contact with the family of Texas Longhorns freshman sensation Kevin Durant. Well for those of you who haven't...

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge sat next to Durant's mother during the recently held Big 12 tournament. The NBA said Ainge violated rules demanding that contact be kept to a minimum between team executives and potential NBA draft picks, until college players officially declare for the draft.

Since Kevin Durant has not declared for the NBA draft yet, talking to the guy or his family is a big NO-NO. Of course, you can't blame the Celtics for having this somewhat, ''illegal initiative'' with the fucked-up season they are having.

Guess what, it's not only Boston who wants the Texas freshman.

There are rumors that Kobe Bryant has contacted Kevin Durant in behalf of Nike. The word is, Kobe Bryant called the Texas Longhorns freshman to talk about a shoe deal ranging from $30 million to $50 million.

Hmm... Talk about the million dollar man eh? Or in this case, the million dollar Longhorn.

Of course, Kobe Bryant denies it, saying, ''It's complete B.S. I don't know him, I've never spoken to him, I've never seen him. Obviously he's a phenomenal talent, from watching him on TV a couple times, but I don't know him at all. So I don't know where they got that story from or that idea from. They might want to start checking their facts.''

Oh really now?

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Florida Gators 9/2

Ohio State Buckeyes 8/1

North Carolina Tar Heels 5/1

UCLA Bruins 8/1

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