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

Kevin Durant continues to etch his sanction into NBA past books.

Durant, 36, became the eighth subordinate successful NBA history to people 30,000 points erstwhile helium deed a escaped propulsion precocious successful the 3rd 4th successful the Phoenix Suns' 119-122 nonaccomplishment to the Memphis Grizzlies connected Tuesday.

Durant joins LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain successful the 30,000-point club. 

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Julius Erving besides surpasses the 30,000-point people erstwhile you harvester his points scored successful the NBA and ABA. 

"It's a existent grant to beryllium successful the aforesaid class arsenic those players who helped signifier the crippled and pushed the crippled forward," Durant said. "That's ever been my extremity is to get the astir retired of myself each day, get the astir retired of my career. To beryllium mentioned with those guys, I indispensable beryllium doing thing right."

The 14-time All-Star is averaging conscionable implicit 27 points per crippled this season, shooting a fantastic 52.8% from the tract and 40.4% from beyond the arc. 

Durant, listed astatine 6-foot-11, has carved up defenses his full 17-year vocation with ultimate shooting quality portion besides dominating successful the paint. 

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The four-time scoring champion was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics with the No. 2 wide prime successful the 2007 NBA Draft and has lived up to the hype. 

In 9 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder franchise, helium scored 17,566 points. In 3 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, helium scored 5,374 points. 

During 3 seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, helium scored 3,744 points, and with the Suns helium has scored 3,324 points implicit 3 seasons successful Phoenix.

Durant won the MVP successful 2013-2014 erstwhile helium led the league successful scoring, averaging 32 points per game. 

"It's peculiar for everyone who's astir him each day," Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said. "I deliberation we're amazed by him, the mode helium comes to work, the clip helium puts in, the attraction to detail, the effort. It's translated to 30,000 points. He's conscionable a peculiar subordinate and a peculiar quality being."

Durant scored 34 points connected 12-18 shooting successful the Suns’ loss.

The Suns are 11th successful the Western Conference astatine 26-27 and volition look to crook things astir erstwhile they play the Houston Rockets astatine 8:30 p.m. ET connected Wednesday. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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