Kevin Durant has moved passed Elvin Hayes for 11th place on the NBA all-time scoring list tonight in the Suns’ game against the Blazers.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Durant entered tonight needing 14 points to pass Hayes, and he got all 14 in the first quarter. Durant now has 27,314 career points.
11TH ALL-TIME.
Congrats, KD, on moving into 11th on the @NBA all-time scoring leaderboard 👏 pic.twitter.com/Epx0u8AxBN
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 22, 2023
#Suns fans react to Kevin Durant moving up to 11th place on the #NBA all-time scoring list #ComingInHot https://t.co/WTTLJRVgEk pic.twitter.com/NTnYi7ZY9y
— Brendan Mau (@brendan_mau) November 22, 2023
This is also KD’s 1,000th career game.
1K Career Games! 👏
KD has the 4th-most points through 1,000 games, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan. pic.twitter.com/FCFtvHrxG8
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 22, 2023
Durant now has his sights set on cracking the top-10 all-time scoring list, as he needs less than 100 points to get there. He has has to pass Moses Malone (27,409) to reach this milestone.
This is already the second time Durant has moved up on the all-time scoring list this season, as he passed Hakeem Olajuwon in the Suns’ second game of the year to move up to 12th all time.
The Suns currently lead the Blazers 32-18 in the first quarter.
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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