James Harden knocks down a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer Thursday night in Milwaukee to reach 27,000 career points.
The points continue to come for James Harden, who became the 13th player in NBA history to score 27,000 career points in the LA Clippers’ 116-110 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.
Harden knocked down a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer in the third quarter to reach a milestone previously achieved by LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlin, Kevin Durant, Shaquille O’Neal, Carmelo Anthony, Moses Malone, and Elvin Hayes.
Congrats to @JHarden13 of the @LAClippers for becoming the 13th player in NBA history to surpass 27,000 career points! pic.twitter.com/rFKfEcyH0h
— NBA (@NBA) February 21, 2025
A three-time scoring champ, Harden is averaging 21.5 points this season at age 35.
With 27 games remaining this season, Harden is on track to surpass both Hayes (27,313) and Malone (27,409) for No. 12 and 11, respectively, on the all-time scoring list.
