Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, hitting the mark against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night with a free throw late in the third quarter.
The 36-year-old Phoenix Suns forward, who recently was voted to his 15th All-Star team, joins LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, and Wilt Chamberlain in the 30,000-point club.
Julius Erving also hit the mark when combining his points scored in the NBA and ABA.
Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, hitting the mark against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
“It’s a true honor to be in the same category as those players who helped shape the game and pushed the game forward,” Durant said. “That’s always been my goal to get the most out of myself every day, get the most out of my career. To be mentioned with those guys, I must be doing something right.”
Durant is a four-time NBA scoring champion and remains one of the league’s elite sH๏τmakers in his 17th NBA season.
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