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The relationship isn’t confirmed yet but if it is, it’s refreshing to see an athlete choose something other than the stripper/video vixen route.  Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is rumored to be dating Monica Wright of the Minnesota Linx.  The two met in 2006 during the McDonalds All-American high school game and have been pretty close ever since.  Read more after the jump.

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They’ve each been courtside to watch each other play and have been spending time together.

When asked about her “friendship with KD recently, Monica said it’s mostly about basketball:

“A lot of it has to do with basketball, that’s how we’ve known each other. But he’s helped me, coached me. He’s actually a type of player I want to be like.”

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h/t Jocks and Stiletto Jill