Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant has made USA basketball history once again, surpassing Lisa Leslie for the most all-time U.S. Olympic points scored, men’s or women’s.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Durant now has 489 points, beating out Leslie’s 488 points that stood since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Durant has played in the four Olympics since, including this year’s 2024 Paris Olympic Games to overtake her record. He is searching for his USA men’s basketball record fourth gold medal in this summer’s tournament. Leslie won four golds with the women’s team: 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), 2004 (Athens), and 2008 (Beijing).
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Durant entered tonight’s quarterfinals game against Brazil needing six points to surpass Leslie. Coming off the bench, Durant only scored two points in the first half on free throws, but scored four quick points in his first few minutes in the second half. He broke the record with an easy two-handed dunk with 3:06 go in the third quarter to put the U.S. up 86-59.
The U.S. is blowing out Brazil and if the result holds, the Americans will play Serbia in the semifinals on Thursday.
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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
