Did Kevin Durant's shoe size end up costing him a game-winning 3 in Game 7?
Kevin Durant did all he could in Game 7 of the Brooklyn Nets loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, including hitting the most bonkers clutch fadeaway with seconds ticking down to tie up the contest and send it to overtime. Lets start with the photos of just how close this thing was. A close-up of his feet has been making the rounds on Twitter:  Kevin Durant was one shoe size away from winning the series. pic.twitter.com/k0FEv8c33f  Adrian  (@iEnVyAdrian) June 20, 2021  Kevin Durant was a shoe size away from a game winner smh  pic.twitter.com/UlKQfFGJY1  x (@xigett) June 20, 2021  My goodness. Heres the thing: you might think thats something out of his control. But! It turns out KD actually wears sneakers that are one size bigger than they should be. From a FiveThirtyEight interview in 2018:  Did you know: KD actually wears a full size bigger in games than his actual shoe size. From @Herring_NBAs 2018 story about why KDs shoes fall off all the time: pic.twitter.com/kKo2gthZR8  Royce Young (@royceyoung) June 20, 2021  This is what Durant said about that toe being on the line:  KD thought he had the series-winning shot "But my big-ass foot was on the line." pic.twitter.com/lUy9ycunMu  The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 20, 2021  I dont think thats a one-shoe-size-smaller difference. But still! So. Close.