“Top-10 Before Christmas”: Fans Go Wild as Kevin Durant Surpasses Elvin Hayes on Scoring Ladder

The Slim Reaper Kevin Durant has been on a roll in this season as he surpassed two NBA legends on the all-time scoring charts. Notably, the Phoenix Suns superstar has achieved both feats in a matter of a few days since the start of the 2023-24 season. Following Hakeem Olajuwon, KD surpassed Elvin Hayes in the scoring leaderboard during the Tuesday night game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

This stat leaves Durant and LeBron James as the only active players in the league to hold a spot in the top-20 scoring leaders. Moreover, the Suns forwards can cut it short to the top-10 list in no time as he is only inches closer to the 10th spot.

Kevin Durant leaves fans in disbelief with his recent stat

Kevin Durant has had an impressive start to the season, playing all 13 games for the team. He churned out 408 points so far in the league at an average of 31.4 points per game. The superstar not only anchored as the scoring leader of the team but also registered several personal milestones. A few games into the season, he surpassed Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon in the scoring leaderboard. Following that, during the Tuesday night game against the Blazers, he surpassed Elvin Hayes.

In response to the legendary feat, fans swarmed the social media comments, hailing the 6′ 11 superstar. Currently, Durant stands at the 11th spot with 27,314 points, pushing Elvin Hayes to the 12th spot.

Importantly, he is only 95 points short of entering the top-10 list. It didn’t escape the fans’ attention as well. One user wrote, “gonna be top 10 before Christmas.” 

The Suns have 12 games before Christmas, and KD can positively achieve the feat. Let’s find more such reactions from fans.

Durant’s fast-paced ladder climbing has only increased the fans’ expectations of the superstar’s possibilities to compete against the scoring king LeBron James.

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KD opens up on climbing the ladder

The current season has been a merry ride for the superstar after a series of ups and downs since he left the Warriors team.

Durant has etched his name in the history books of the NBA world. Elvin Hayes, a legend from the 1970s, found his space in the modern NBA after KD surpassed him. Earlier, Durant expressed his thoughts about climbing the scoring ladder after surpassing Olajuwon in an interview. He said, “I really admire his game and his journey as a man and as a basketball player. So it’s always amazing to be amongst the greats,” reported Sports Illustrated.

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