Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan for 5th on the NBA's all-time scoring list

On Sunday night, Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant scored his 32,293th career point against the Miami Heat, passing Michael Jordan — widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time — for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He got there in the fourth quarter, with a clutch 3-pointer from the corner. Kevin Durant corner 3, assisted by Reed Sheppard!

pic. twitter. com/Q3XXChqg4d — Rockets Clips (@Rockets_Clips) March 22, 2026 In a season — and career — that has been marked by consistency and ascension, Durant has now climbed past Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Dirk Nowitzki on the scoring charts, and now sits behind Kobe Bryant, who currently resides in fourth with 33,643 points.

Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Durant’s Hall of Fame career — one that has spanned nearly two decades and five NBA franchises — is the sheer efficiency in which he has operated under, especially considering the major injuries he’s sustained since entering the league in 2007. Durant has suffered from a Jones fracture, torn Achilles, MCL sprains and ankle issues over the years. He’s finished with less than 65 games played in a regular season seven times, and missed an entire campaign altogether, yet has still scored at a steady enough rate to place him atop basketball’s pantheon of offensive juggernauts.

Kevin Durant, scoring machine According to Stathead, of the players who have amassed 20,000 or more points for their career, Durant’s . 621 true shooting percentage ranks second all time. There is also no player in basketball history with more than 10 career games played (Durant has played 1,188) who boasts his shooting splits from the field, 3-point line and free-throw line (.