Kevin Durant: NBA star can no longer access his Bitcoins – and profits from it

The athlete bought his first Bitcoins back in 2016. At the time, he was still playing for the Golden State Warriors and heard a lot about cryptocurrencies at a dinner with other basketball players from the US Olympic team. "The next day, we started investing in Bitcoin," Kleiman said. However, the agent declined to disclose how many coins Durant had purchased.

At least 11,600 percent profit for Kevin Durant

In 2016, one Bitcoin was worth between $360 and $1,000; today, the price of the digital currency is more than $117,000. Durant's nine-year-old investment has therefore gained at least 11,600 percent in value—possibly even significantly more, depending on the exact date he purchased his Bitcoins.