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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.
“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 is 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 shot makers in his 17th NBA season. He’s
averaging about 27 points per game while shooting 52% from the
field.
“It's special for everyone who's around him every day,” Suns
coach Mike Budenholzer said. “I think we're amazed by him, the
way he comes to work, the time he puts in, the attention to
detail, the effort. It's translated to 30,000 points. He's just
a special player and a special human being.”
Durant scored 17,566 points over his first nine seasons with the
Oklahoma City Thunder, who were the Seattle SuperSonics during
his first season in 2007-08. He’s also played for the Golden
State Warriors (5,374 points), Brooklyn Nets (3,744) and the
Suns (3,324).
Durant finished with 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting in the Suns'
119-112 loss.
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