The Suns superstar logged on to social media and shared a special message directed at women's basketball legend Lisa Leslie.
in the 2024 Olympic Games quarterfinals in Paris to bump his Olympic career total to 494 points , enough to surpass Lisa Leslie and become the all-time American leading scorer in Olympic competitions.
A few hours after the game, Durant logged onto social media to send a public message to Leslie, a women's basketball icon and WNBA legend. "Records are meant to be broken, I’ll hold on to this until another great comes along and passes me up," Durant wrote. "Lisa Leslie you are the gold standard in basketball, I appreciate your love and support throughout the years."
Records are meant to be broken, I’ll hold on to this until another great comes along and passes me up…Lisa Leslie you are the gold standard in basketball, I appreciate your love and support throughout the years..much love to you always…it’s all about the gold baby. Let’s get…Leslie scored 488 points for Team USA across four Olympic appearances, leading the Americans to the gold medal in 1996, 2000, '04 and '08.
Durant, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, still has some work to do to match Leslie's four golds. He and Team USA face their next challenge Thursday in the semifinals against Nikola Jokić and Serbia.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University.
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