Kevin Durant is officially the highest-scoring player in U.S. Olympic basketball history.
Durant is participating in his fourth Olympics. He won gold with Team USA at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo Games in 2021.
Durant led the USA in points in two of those Olympic appearances, pacing his teams with 156 points in London and 155 points in Rio de Janeiro.
Leslie recorded 488 points for Team USA in four Olympics as she helped lead the American women to gold at the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games.
The former WNBA legend called Durant one of her "all time favorites" ahead of the new record.
Well let me start to congradulate <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KDTrey5</a> as he gets ready to break one of my<br>Olympic records! The Slim Reaper!! One of my all time favorites! <a href="https://t.co/pdKr2SUz3a">https://t.co/pdKr2SUz3a</a>
Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KDTrey5</a> I'm honored to have you break my <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeamUSA</a> Olympic record!!! Our dedication to our country is evident and etched in stone!! Now go get another Gold medal my friend! One Team, One Goal, Gold!<br>???????????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoUSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoUSA</a>
Durant, who recorded 435 points in the first 22 games of his Olympic career, entered the Paris Games more than 50 points behind Leslie's record.
