Kevin Durant “won’t ever be the identical once more” was the consensus among many foot specialists after he tore his Achilles within the 2019 NBA Finals. The skepticism was warranted, contemplating previous greats reminiscent of Isiah Thomas and Kobe Bryant by no means actually recovered from the identical harm.
Not solely did Durant not lose a step, he took his recreation to a brand new stage post-Achilles. The sharpshooting ahead has averaged extra factors (28.1 to 27.3) and assists (5.3 to 4.1) at a greater FG% (53.1 to 49.3) and 3P% (40.9 to 38.1) within the 252 games since his career-threatening harm. There is a credible argument that he’s a extra polished participant since his Achilles tear, particularly along with his off-ball and passing abilities.
On Tuesday, Durant grew to become the eighth participant in historical past to succeed in 30,000 factors when he made a free throw against the Grizzlies, becoming a member of LeBron James, (41,623) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32.292), Dirk Nowitzki (31,560) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419).
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