Kevin Durant, the 36-year-old Phoenix Suns forward, became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, hitting the mark with a free throw late in the third quarter of a 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

Kevin Durant has had incredibly high expectations ever since he was drafted 2nd overall in the 2007 NBA Draft. Durant won the Rookie of the Year award for the

In nearly eight decades the NBA, only seven players have hit 30,000 career points: LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain. Save for James — who is still active — the rest are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Durant reached 30,000 career points with a pair of free throws in the third quarter of Tuesday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

The milestone is the latest for Durant, who's been one of the game's most efficient and effective scorers since his rookie season

Suns star Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points, reaching the mark against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night with a free throw late in the third quarter.

The former Texas star joins Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and other NBA legends in the 30,000-point club.

Kevin Durant joined Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan as one of the youngest players ever to accomplish this