Kevin Durant becomes the 8th player in NBA history to score 30,000 points

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Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns acknowledges the fans after scoring his 30,000th career point during the second half of the NBA game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Footprint Center on Feb. 11, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Getty Images via AFP)
  • The 36-year-old Phoenix Suns forward was also recently voted to his 15th All-Star team
  • Durant is a four-time NBA scoring champion and remains one of the league’s elite shot makers in his 17th NBA season

PHOENIX: 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.
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 percent from the field.
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.