Kevin Durant became the eighth player to score 31,000 NBA points during the Houston Rockets’ victory
Kevin Durant became just the eighth player in NBA history to score 31,000 career points during the Houston Rockets’ 117-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
The 37-year-old started the game needing just four points to reach the milestone and took his tally to 31,000 points with a 10-foot jump shot midway through the first quarter.
Durant, who finished the night with 28 points to move to 31,024, is behind Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James on the all-time scoring list.
“Coming into the league, you look at these guys as heroes and you put them on pedestals, and you look at their accomplishments as unattainable at times,” Durant said.
“But then you go down that road trying to do your own thing. That’s what I’ve been doing since 2008.”
“I’m focused on trying to be the best player I can be, and they set the standard for every player when they left the league.
“Guys like Wilt, Michael, Kobe — I miss so many guys — they just set the standard that I try to reach every day.
2025-12-06 07:29:00
