Kevin Durant Becomes All-Time Leading Olympic Scorer in USA Basketball History

Kevin Durant has officially become the all-time leading Olympic scorer in USA Basketball history. Durant scored 11 points in Team USA’s 122–87 victory over Brazil in the 2024 Olympic Games semifinals on Tuesday, bringing his career total to 494 points. Durant surpasses Lisa Leslie’s previous record of 488 points, making him the top scorer in both men’s and women’s Olympic basketball.

Leslie, a four-time gold medalist, set her record while competing for Team USA in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. Durant, who has already won gold medals in the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Games, is now aiming to match Leslie’s total of four gold medals as he competes in Paris.

Devin Booker, Durant’s Phoenix Suns and Team USA teammate, gave Durant a new nickname after his latest accomplishment in international play. “That’s Captain America status,” Booker told NBC on Monday. “I feel like he has every record, every Olympic record. Now we have to get him his fourth gold.”

Durant was one of six Americans to score in double figures in Tuesday’s game, alongside Booker (18 points), Anthony Edwards (17), Joel Embiid (14), Anthony Davis (13), and LeBron James (12).

Durant, or “Captain America,” and Team USA will next face the Nikola Jokic-led Serbia squad in the Olympic semifinals on Thursday. The Americans previously defeated Serbia 110–84 in the group stage on July 28.