Kevin Durant Made NBA History In Suns-Lakers Game

Kevin Durant moved up on the NBA's all-time games played list.

On Thursday evening, the Phoenix Suns are in Los Angeles, facing off against LeBron James and the Lakers. 

2014 MVP Kevin Durant is playing in his 1,017th career game, which ties NBA Champion Tayshaun Prince for 137th on the all-time regular season games played list.

Following Prince, the next players for Durant to pass will be Hall of Famer Joe Dumars and Nicolas Batum.  

KD responds with the TOUGH jumper over two defenders 💰 pic.twitter.com/i3cf74YFmy

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 12, 2024

At 35, Durant is still among the ten best players in the league and has averages of 29.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 52.5% from the field and 47.4% from the three-point range in 30 games.  

He is in his first full year with the Suns after getting traded (via the Brooklyn Nets) during the middle of last season.  

Currently, they are the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 19-18 record in their first 37 games. 

In their most recent game, the Suns lost to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 138-111. 

Durant had 30 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one block while shooting 10/17 from the field and 3/6 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time. 

Another day to vote KD for All-Star ⭐️

🗳️ Vote Now: https://t.co/CGvPWMaKdh pic.twitter.com/lbc95NPMwh

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) January 11, 2024

Durant is in his 16th season playing in the NBA and has also spent time with the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors (in addition to the Nets and Suns). 

His career averages are 27.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field and 38.7% from the three-point range.