Kevin Durant the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points in the Phoenix Suns' 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.

The NBA announced after his death that the All-Star Game MVP award, which he won four times, would be renamed in his honor. Relive Kobe Bryant's historic NBA career, as described by the Lakers icon.

"Kobe: The Making of a Legend" is a three-part CNN docuseries that launches Saturday, a day before the fifth anniversary of the NBA legend's death.

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