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Kevin Durant has passed Dominique Wilkins as the 14th highest-scoring player in the all-time NBA scoring leaderboard. Wilkins had a total of 26,668 points in his established NBA career.
Kevin Durant and Brooklyn Nets have been in exceptional form in the 2022-23 NBA season. The team is holding the 2nd spot in the Eastern Conference. Fighting their way to the top. They have a record of 27-13, while the Milwaukee Bucks are 28-12.
Dominique Wilkins shared his thoughts in a video posted by Brooklyn Nets, “What goes in to being a great scorer? Well, it’s a lot of components. You know, it starts very early, but it’s also about how hard you work. The work you put in, that’s going to determine what you get out of it.”
“That’s where it starts in being a great scorer, and that’s an unbelievable amount of confidence. A guy with unbelievable confidence in his game. He’s almost seven feet, for one. And he has one of probably the prettiest jump shots in the history of this league,” he added.
Kevin Durant is averaging 29.7 points per game in the 2022-23 season with 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists. In the recent 102-101 win against Atlanta Hawks, Durant was injured after Jimmy Butler fell on his knee. KD left the game in the third quarter due to a bruised right knee.
“He does it at his pace. He’s a guy that you can’t speed him up. You can’t make him play out of his comfort zone because he’s so gifted offensively. He stacks up with the greatest scorers to ever play this game. It’s as simple as that.”
Dominique Wilkins congratulated KD but soon Oscar Robertson would also pe praising the Brooklyn Nets star. He is only 33 points to be the 13th highest scoring player in the history. Oscar Robertson has 26,710 career points.
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