Kevin Durant meets up with Hakeem Olajuwon at Nike EYBL event

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Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant met up with NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon at a Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) tournament in Atlanta yesterday.

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KD x Hakeem in ATL for @NikeEYB Session 2 🤝🔥 pic.twitter.com/ITKBOjX3g0

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Durant’s AAU team, “Team Durant,” is playing in this tournament and his 15U team features the No. 1 ranked freshman in the country, Baba Oladotun.

Kevin Durant just pulled up to watch “Baby KD” at Nike EYBL Session 2 👀🚨

Baba Oladotun is the #1 ranked freshman in the country and plays for KD’s 15U EYBL squad 🔥@NikeEYB @teamdurant_AAU pic.twitter.com/Xbl6ON1qJz

— SLAM HS Hoops (@SLAM_HS) May 3, 2024

Durant posted a picture of him and “The Dream” to his Instagram story.

Kevin Durant and Hakeem Olajuwon

6 ft. 11 vs 7 ft. 0

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@KDTrey5 @DR34M pic.twitter.com/auZJuzxauG

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Durant has a lot of respect for Olajuwon, as he does for a lot of the greats of the game. He passed Olajuwon for No. 12 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Oct. 26, the Suns’ second game of the season.

“My mom had a crush on Olajuwon when I was a kid,” Durant said after the game. “So, that’s all I used to hear when I was in the house … (He’s) somebody she told me to study since I was a kid. So really l admire his game and his journey as a man and as a basketball player. It’s always amazing to be amongst the greats.”

"My mom had a crush on Olajuwon when I was a kid… that's all I used to hear in the house" 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Qn5Kem4Rl7

— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2023

Around this same time, Suns star Devin Booker put Olajuwon and Durant in his all-time starting 5.

Devin Booker’s All Time Starting 5

LeBron James
Kevin Durant 🐐
Kobe Bryant
Michael Jordan
Hakeem Olajuwon pic.twitter.com/e4DBjf3LiN

— 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 ✰ (@Hatedzs) October 29, 2023

Since passing Olajuwon, Durant moved past four more greats in Elvin Hayes, Moses Malone, Carmelo Anthony and Shaquille O’Neal and now sits in eighth place on the NBA’s all-time list. After playing 75 games this season and averaging 27.1 points per game, Durant now has 28,924 career points heading into next season. Wilt Chamberlain is No. 7 on the all-time list with 31, 419 career points.

Olajuwon scored 26,946 points in his 18-year NBA career. Durant will be entering his 17th season next year.

Kevin Durant Tells Hilarious Story about His Mom and Hakeem Olajuwon

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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau