“He’s special,” said Olajuwon, who is 13 th on the all-time scoring list with 26,946 points. “I like his game a lot. I tell my kids to watch him play. His dribble, his ball-handling skills. He’s a big guard. It’s a blessing to have that size. That makes it easy for him. How are they going to guard him?”

Durant reached 30,000 career points with a pair of free throws in the third quarter of Tuesday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.