Mural of Kevin Durant appears in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood

A new mural depicting Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has gone up in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. A new mural depicting Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has gone up in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. Photo: Emerson Hoff Photo: Emerson Hoff Image 1 of / 74 Caption Close Mural of Kevin Durant appears in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood 1 / 74 Back to Gallery

A tribute to Kevin Durant has appeared in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood and it's even taller than the player himself.

A new mural depicts the Golden State Warriors player flying through the air, ball in hand, alongside an artistic rendering of the team's logo.

Oakland resident Emerson Hoff snapped a picture of the artwork and posted it to social media. Others have similarly shared pictures of the work-in-progress over the past few days (click through the gallery above to see more).

If you'd like to see the work of art for yourself, it's located in Temescal Alley near 49th Street and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland. The building the mural is painted on used to be a Bank of the West location but will soon re-open as a Shoe Palace store.

While we can't be sure this photo was the inspiration, the mural does bear a striking resemblance to a picture (below) taken by San Francisco Chronicle photographer Carlos Avila Gonzalez in January. The shot captures Durant dunking during the first half of the Warriors game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Oracle Arena.

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle This photo of Kevin Durant dunking looks a lot like the new mural...

Long Beach-based artist JC Ro appears to be responsible for the massive mural. This isn't his first time depicting a basketball star. He was commissioned to create a mural of Kobe Bryant in 2016 at a Los Angeles Shoe Palace location.

You can see more of JC Ro's work on his Instagram page.

Oakland has embraced KD since he made the move to the Bay Area (take a look inside his amazing East Bay home) and the love has only grown after he helped bring home another championship trophy for the Warriors. Durant has reciprocated that love in his short time here. His charity foundation helped renovate four basketball courts at Lincoln Square Park in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood.

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