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In a 115-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Footprint Center on Wednesday, forward Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns passed Shaquille O’Neal for ninth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Durant passed O’Neal with a midrange shot at the free-throw line during the third quarter. Before the game, he needed nine points to overtake the Hall of Fame center, and he scored eight in the first 20 minutes. After a Jusuf Nurkic down screen
The 14-time All-Star averaged 28.1 points through 60 games this season and started Wednesday’s contest with 28,588 career points. He finished the night with 22 points on 10-for-18 shooting, so he got to 28,610 career points., Grayson Allen set up Durant for the game-winning bucket.
A video from Shaq congratulating Durant on the accomplishment played on the video board at Footprint Center and the Suns’ TV broadcast:
Earlier this season, Durant passed Hakeem Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes, Moses Malone and Carmelo Anthony on the all-time scoring list.
Durant needs around 1,400 more points to become the eighth member of the 30,000-point club, joining LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain.
