Kevin Durant Made 23,900% Profit Thanks to Nvidia, Here’s the Company That Made Him More Than NBA Salary

Kevin Durant ’s off-court playbooks continue to yield championship-level returns.

Set to make $43.9 million for the 2026-2027 season, the NBA superstar is positioned to net a estimated $60 million payout following reports of Nvidia Corporation ’s (NASDAQ: NVDA ) $12.9 billion acquisition of AI platform Hugging Face —delivering a staggering 23,900% return on his venture investment.

Sports writer Joe Pompliano shared the estimate via social media and called Durant’s investment in Hugging Face one of the best athlete investments ever based on the staggering return.

Durant backed Hugging Face early, putting $100,000 into its seed round and another $150,000 into its Series A.

The NBA star publicly signaled his backing as far back as 2017, tweeting that he was a "proud investor" in the platform.

Excited for the new release of #HuggingFace — proud investor! — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 9, 2017 Bigger Than Any Single-Season NBA Contract Durant has played 18 seasons in the NBA and never made $60 million for his annual salary.

The closest he came was last season, with $53.3 million, according to data from Spotrac.

This season, Durant is set to make $43.9 million, as part of a two-year $90 million deal with the Houston Rockets.

Durant has career NBA earnings of $501.1 million.

Among the highest-paid NBA players, it’s crazy to think that Durant may receive a check for more than he’s ever made in a full NBA season for his investment in Hugging Face.

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Through his 35 Venture Fund and other investment vehicles, Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman have built a portfolio of investments across various sectors.

This includes past investments in some companies that already went public like Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD ) and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN ).

Other investments by Durant include Acorns, Dapper Labs, Kalshi, Spindrift, Whoop and stakes in the Philadelphia Union MLS team and Paris Saint-Germain, a legendary French soccer club.

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