Kevin Durant Reacts To LeBron James Becoming 1st Player In NBA History To Score 40,000 Points

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant reacted to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James becoming the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points. 

Durant called LeBron’s achievement “insane.”

"Insane. Congrats to LeBron."

Kevin Durant on #NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James reaching 40K career point total in Saturday's game against Denver to become the first player in league history to ever accomplish that. #LakeShow #Suns pic.twitter.com/9ZusvDluS1

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LeBron is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He passed Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last season. 

“I feel like I’m still that threat out on the floor and I am still able to do the things that I was doing 10 years ago,” LeBron said. “And some things I was doing 20 years ago, which is weird to say. … Obviously we have a lot of great guys in our league that can score the ball, and if they were to stay healthy and they would play a long time, then they can eclipse it.

“And then, records are always meant to be broken. You can never say never for any record. At one point we said that Big O’s [Oscar Robertson ] triple-double record would never be broken and Russ [Russell Westbrook] did it, and now looks like Joker [Nikola Jokic] and Luka [Doncic], they’re doing it every night.”

LeBron is first in NBA history in points, second in field goals, fourth in assists, ninth in steals, fifth in triple-doubles, seventh in points per game, third in player efficiency rating and eighth in 3-point field goals. 

LeBron is the only player in NBA history to rank top five all-time in both points and assists. He’s also the only player to have at least 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 career assists. 

Despite being the oldest player in the NBA (39), LeBron is still putting up elite numbers. He’s averaging 25.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.9 assists this season while shooting 52.7% from the field, 40.8% from beyond the arc and 73.1% from the free-throw line. 

Durant is 11th in NBA history in points. It’s doubtful anyone will ever catch LeBron.