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Kevin Durant is officially in the top 10 of the NBA's all-time scoring list, and it remains to be seen how much farther he will go.
The Phoenix Suns star passed Moses Malone's 27,409 career points for 10th in NBA history on Friday, driving into the lane for an easy layup to take his latest jump in the history books. Durant entered the game needing 17 points for the achievement and reached it in fewer than two quarters.
Durant finished the game with 30 points on 8-of-25 shooting with 11 assists, four rebounds and three blocks in a 119-111 Denver Nuggets win.
One of the NBA's elder statesmen these days, the 35-year-old Durant has been as lethal as ever this season. He entered Friday averaging 31.3 points per game, his highest total since his last scoring title in the 2013-14 season, while also shooting 51.8% from the field and 49.3% from 3-point range. The latter number is currently third in the NBA.
Durant could have plenty more players to jump by the end of his career. Next up on the list is Carmelo Anthony's 28,289 points and Shaquille O'Neal's 28,596, both of which he will pass this season if he maintains his scoring average and avoids injury.
After that, the only question is how long Durant can be healthy and productive. Even a quick decline — say three more years with his rookie-year output of 1,624 points, the sixth-lowest total of his career — would still put him in a dead heat with Michael Jordan for fifth all-time.
Reaching No. 1 already feels out of the question, however, considering LeBron James isn't slowing down either and is less than four years older than Durant.
NBA all-time scoring list
1. LeBron James: 39,124
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387
3. Karl Malone: 36,928
4. Kobe Bryant: 33,643
5. Michael Jordan: 32,292
6. Dirk Nowitzki: 31,560
7. Wilt Chamberlain: 31,419
8. Shaquille O'Neal: 28,596
9. Carmelo Anthony: 28,289
10. Kevin Durant: 27,423
11. Moses Malone: 27,409
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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