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NBA Makes Kevin Durant Announcement During Mavericks Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Angelo Guinhawa | Last updated Mar 9, 2025 7:59 PM ET

Kevin Durant continues to climb up the NBA record books. On Sunday, as the Phoenix Suns took on the Dallas Mavericks, he even surpassed the opposing team's legend as he made history.

Early in February, Durant became just the eighth player in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point mark. A couple of weeks later, he moved up to No. 14 on the all-time list for field goals made.

Now, in their latest game against the Mavericks, the Suns forward broke Dirk Nowitzki's record for the eighth-most free throws made in league history. Durant entered the game tied with Nowitzki with 7,240 free throws made.

KD finished with four free throws in the game, with his first make from the charity stripe coming late in the third quarter.

After KD broke Nowitzki's record, the NBA immediately announced his accomplishment on social media and congratulated him.

"Congrats to @easymoneysniper of the @suns for moving into 8th all-time in FREE THROWS MADE!" the NBA wrote in the caption of its post.

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Next up for Kevin Durant on the all-time free throws list is Michael Jordan, who made 7,327 free throws in his legendary NBA career.

Durant is 84 free throws away from surpassing Jordan for the No. 7 spot, and since he's averaging nearly five free throws per game this 2024-25 season, there's a chance that he could break the tally of Chicago Bulls icon before the campaign ends.

The Suns have 18 games remaining this season after Sunday's outing.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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