Durant was sued in federal court by Mark Durante, a gutaristst who played with Public Enemy during the 80s and registered “Durantula” trademark in 1993 to sell merchandise and market music.  According to the lawsuit,  Durante is suing for damages and an injunction to keep KD from using the name.

After the Okalahoma City Thunder star was sent a cease and desist order from Durante, his reps denied usage of the nickname. However, in the suit, Durante claims basketballs autographed as “Durtantula” can be purchased at KevinDurant35.com , uses the Twitter hashtag #Durantula and Nike used “Durantula” to launch a shoe campaign.

Oklahoma City Thunder star player Kevin Durant has helped his team make a strong championship run. The Thunder are up 3-2 to the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round of the NBA playoffs… and Durant’s secret weapon may just be his backpack. TNT got to the bottom of what is exactly inside Durant’s backpack that he brings to every post game press conference. In unreleated news, Go Wings!