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Kevin Durant had 4-word reaction to passing Michael Jordan on NBA all-time scoring list

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Kevin Durant had 4-word reaction to passing Michael Jordan on NBA all-time scoring list originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Kevin Durant had a four-word reaction to passing Michael Jordan to move into the No.

5 spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. "Four more to go," Durant said after the game, referencing the four players now ahead of him on the list – LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant. Before he sets his sights on the guys remaining ahead of home, hopefully Durant takes a second to soak in the fact that he’s scored more points in the NBA than Michael Jordan, the most legendary basketball player of all time.

When asked to identify a favorite Jordan memory after passing him up, Durant couldn’t narrow it down to one. "No. That's like asking me do I got a favorite Drake song," Durant said.

"No, they're just all great. MJ has so many great moments. He just personifies iconic god level -- just everything that I believe in, he personifies.

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