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Oct 11, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts after being called for a technical foul by referee Ed Malloy (14) during the second quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 11, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts after being called for a technical foul by referee Ed Malloy (14) during the second quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Brooklyn Nets have been struggling since January when Kevin Durant got injured. However, Durant just made his comeback against the Heat and has played two games for the Nets so far. But the Nets have lost both of the games with Durant. During all this, Durant, however, achieved a personal feat by crossing the 25k points mark and is now 23rd on the all-time list.
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The Slim Reaper scored game-high 31 points in his comeback game against the Heat last week. But without much support from other starters, he couldn’t stop a 2nd-half comeback from the Heat. Durant again recorded a 30+ game against the Celtics, but Tatum’s insane 54-point game downed the Nets.
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However, as the Nets lost against the Celtics, Durant crossed the 25k points mark in the NBA. It is surely a massive feat and Durant is now among the top 23 scorers of all time.
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Mar 3, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) shoots as Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon (21) and Caleb Martin (16) look on during the second half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
With this latest achievement, Durant recently admitted that he should have reached 30k by now. He could have reached if not for the injuries in the last few seasons. NBA fans reacted to his comments on Twitter and compared him with NBA greats such as Kareem and LeBron.
NBA Twitter reacts to Kevin Durant’s comments on reaching 30k points by now
After the game vs Celtics, Durant said that he could have reached the 30k point club by now. Durant’s last few seasons have been hit by injuries and have affected his career massively. NBA fans took to Twitter to react to his comments and acknowledged the greatness of LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
That's what makes Kareem and lebron so special. Rare that players are healthy for so long.
— Ri aan (@reindeerplane) March 7, 2022
That broken foot and torn Achilles shorted him bout 4k points
— sefay edwards (@CmonCuhh) March 7, 2022
Definitely true. Missed out so much through injuries.
— Osman (@OsM0627) March 6, 2022
he should be the one surpassing Kareem welp.
— Stefan Curray (@goldenboycurry_) March 7, 2022
Missed three seasons worth of basketball https://t.co/xr5XWjynca
— Flip (@ebrwn_7) March 7, 2022
Considering the two injured seasons in OKC and Brooklyn, 100% https://t.co/a7ifcTxpL6
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) March 7, 2022
No lie either. Injuries have taken away at least 5k or so. Probably more. 2015 season. Some of his Warriors stint. All of 2020. 2021. This season too. https://t.co/IGbU334MJF
— Richard Staple, BSN, RN🇯🇲 (@RichStapless) March 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/iTboy15/status/1500761867781816321?s=20&t=CPaYAfqwIvPmOPsmM2FNfQ
he was easily on pace to be the all-time leading scorer. then injuries https://t.co/gQUDHyU1Sn
— 🥷🏾 (@DemonDev_) March 7, 2022
Durant has been in fine form since his return. However, the Nets have failed to capitalize on his return and lost both of their last two games. They now sit 9th in the Eastern Conference with a 32-33 record. Moreover, the Nets are on a four-game losing streak.
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Durant’s Nets would make it to the play-in tournament if the league ends today. However, they’ve got some important games ahead and will need to win as many as possible to keep their playoff hopes alive.
