Feb 11, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) controls the ball against the Phoenix Suns during the second half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Ja Morant Reacts to Kevin Durant Making NBA History in Grizzlies-Suns

Originally posted on Memphis Grizzlies on SI
By Liam Willerup | Last updated Feb 12, 2025 1:07 AM ET

The Memphis Grizzlies headed down to Phoenix for the start of their two-game road trip before the All-Star weekend.

Matching up against the Suns Tuesday night, the Grizzlies were looking to overcome their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and get back to their winning ways after back-to-back four and six-game winning streaks.

While the Grizzlies ended up pulling away with the 119-112 victory over the Suns, there was a silver lining for Phoenix in the end. Suns forward Kevin Durant became just the eighth player in NBA history to record 30,000 career points, as his 34 points Tuesday bring his career total to 30,008. After the game, Grizzlies guard Ja Morant had some high praise for the 15-time All-Star.

JA Morant : “He one of the greats , I honored him with the ball , everybody don’t get 30k in this league hats off too him pic.twitter.com/Q0mApcnUDw
— ✰ (@Hatedzs) February 12, 2025

"He one of the greats," Morant said. "So I honored him with the ball, he said he ain't care too much about it but everybody don't get 30,000 [points] in this league, so hats off to him. I hope he keep going, we want to see him out here."

Not only did Durant reach 30,000 points, but he did so being the third fastest player in NBA history to reach it, only trailing Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.

Kevin Durant is the 3rd fastest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points.

Only MJ & Wilt did it faster. pic.twitter.com/cnguM0kbP8
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) February 12, 2025

Even though Durant got the historic milestone, Morant and the Grizzlies got the best of the Suns for the second time this season. The two teams are set to match up again after the All-Star break, with the Suns coming to Memphis for a February 25th matchup.

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