PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 29,000 career points, reaching the mark Saturday night as his Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-102.
The 14-time All-Star scored 31 points against the Mavs and now has 29,010 points over 17 seasons with Seattle, Oklahoma City, Golden State, Brooklyn and the Suns. The 36-year-old has averaged 27.3 points over 1,064 games.
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Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, right, stares down at the Dallas Mavericks as Tyus Jones, left, pats him on the chest during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) drives up the middle against Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) controls the ball against Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates their win over the Dallas Mavericks with Monte Morris (23) in an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) and Royce O'Neale (00) celebrate after a three-point shot against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Durant has averaged at least 20 points in every season and continues to put the ball in the hoop at a high rate, scoring nearly 29 points per game through his first three games this season.
“I've got to give credit to the people who have helped me since I was a kid,” Durant said. “Teammates who passed me the ball, set screens for me, coaches who drew up plays for me.”
LeBron James is the NBA's career scoring leader with 40,543 points. Behind him is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain and then Durant. Durant is 10th on the combined NBA and ABA list, with Julius Erving eighth and Moses Malone ninth.
“What a tribute to a great, generational talent,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said. “I feel incredibly lucky to be around him every day.”
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Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, right, stares down at the Dallas Mavericks as Tyus Jones, left, pats him on the chest during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) drives up the middle against Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) controls the ball against Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates their win over the Dallas Mavericks with Monte Morris (23) in an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) and Royce O'Neale (00) celebrate after a three-point shot against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes in Gaza on Saturday killed at least six people, including two children and a cameraman with broadcaster Al Jazeera, according to Palestinian health officials.
Despite an October ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas, the enclave has seen near-daily Israeli attacks that have killed over 1,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
The first strike on Saturday hit an apartment in Gaza City around 2 a.m., according to the ministry. At the site, an Associated Press reporter saw rubble and chunks of concrete stained with blood.
The bodies of two sisters, 4-year-old Zina and 14-year-old Lana, were sent to Shifa Hospital's morgue, where they lay in white hospital bags, surrounded by family members.
“I was sitting at home. The rocket fell on us without a warning,” said their cousin, Mohammad Safadi, whose forehead was wounded. He said his wife was also hurt.
“This ceasefire the occupation and the negotiation team speak of … is this really a ceasefire? We are civilians. I never held a weapon,” Safadi said.
The Israeli military said it was looking into the incident.
On Saturday evening, three Israeli strikes killed four people and wounded at least a dozen others.
The first hit a house in central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp without warning, killing three people, including Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, according to Al-Aqsa hospital. Al Jazeera confirmed Wishah's death.
Wishah’s brother Mohamed, who was a correspondent for Al Jazeera, was killed in an Israeli strike in April.
Another strike on Saturday targeted a group of people in the sprawling tent camp of Muwasi in southern Gaza, killing one and wounding eight others, according to Nasser hospital, where the casualties were taken.
A third strike in Gaza City targeted a group of people and wounded at least four, according to Shifa hospital.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes.
Israel says it is targeting Hamas and other militants who pose a threat. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce.
The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel's retaliatory military offensive in Gaza has killed 73,018 Palestinians, including those slain since the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
The ministry, part of the Hamas-led government, is staffed by medical professionals and maintains detailed records that are generally considered reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants but says women and children make up around half of all fatalities.
Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinian girls Zeina Safadi, and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza city, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mourners take the last look at the bodies of two Palestinian girls Zeina Safadi, and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza city, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mourners take the last look at the bodies of two Palestinian girls Zeina Safadi, and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike when it damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza city, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinian girls Zeina Safadi, and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza city, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinian girls Zeina Safadi, and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza city, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
