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Kevin Durant becomes eighth player in NBA to score 30,000

Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points.

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Durant scores 30,000 career points

The 36-year-old hit the mark with a free throw, scoring the 26th of his 34 points in the Suns’ 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

He 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.

“A true honor to be in the same category as those players who helped shaped the game and push the game forward,” Durant said.

“That’s always been my goal, to get the most out of myself every day, and the most out of my career.”

Durant, a 15-time All-Star, is tied for the third-fastest to reach the milestone alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 1,101 games played.

Only Wilt Chamberlain (941) and Michael Jordan (960) reached 30,000 points in fewer games.

“Incredible shotmaker”

Durant is a four-time NBA scoring champion, and has averaged at least 20 points a game in each of his 17 seasons in the league.

His scoring average of 27.2 is fourth among players to play 500 or more NBA games behind only Jordan (30.1), Chamberlain (30.1), and Elgin Baylor (27.4).

Aside from scoring champions, Durant won two NBA championships in his time with the Golden State Warriors.

“He’s probably one of the most incredible shotmakers I’ve ever been around,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said.

“And I’ve gone against him a lot of nights, too. So, it’s nice to be on his side. The way he can rise up and shoot over people — his height, his ball handling. If he’s not the most incredible shotmaker, I’m not sure who is.”