Durant passes Malone, now NBA 10th all-time scorer

Kevin Durant likes to watch National Basketball League legends highlights on YouTube in his free time. At 35, Durant continues to improve and joins them on the list.

Kevin moved into 10^th place on the league’s career scoring list, passing Moses Malone in the 2^nd quarter of Phoenix’s 119-111 defeat against the Denver Nuggets.

Kevin Durant has passed Moses Malone to become the NBA’s 10th all-time leading scorer

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 2, 2023

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“It took so many years and efforts to be where I am now – among the greatest scorers in the NBA,” Durant admitted. “You must work each day, you must be prepared for any situation, and a lot of people helped and still do it for me to reach this level.”

Kevin notched 30 points against the Nuggets but shot 0-for-10 from the field in the 2^nd half. Durant now has 27,423 points in the NBA, while Malone had 27,409.

Kevin Durant: “As a basketball player, I think it’s our job to go back and know the history of the game and know who paved the way for us to be who we are today.Just grateful for those guys for doing what they did at that time for us to be able to do what we do now.” pic.twitter.com/I6YG98S2D1

— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) December 2, 2023