The Houston Rockets have been among the best teams in the Western Conference this season amid the acquisition of Kevin Durant , and the future Hall of Famer reached a major career milestone in terms of points on Friday.

During the Rockets’ game against the Phoenix Suns , Kevin Durant reached the 31,000 career points plateau, putting him in rarefied air. He became only the eighth player in NBA history to reach that mark in scoring. Durant reached that milestone off one of his patented pull-up midrange jumpers . Expand Tweet

In addition to Durant, the only other players who have reached the 31,000-point plateau are LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain. Article Continues Below

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