Kevin Durant made his Christmas Day debut during his rookie season.
Since then, the two-time NBA champion has been a regular feature on the league's marquee holiday games having played in 12 total contests heading into the 2025-26 season.
He's represented the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games (2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015), including his rookie year as a Seattle SuperSonic. Of the remaining four, he has represented the Golden State Warriors in three (2016, 2017, 2018) games while in his most recent Christmas Day game, in 2020, he suited for the Brooklyn Nets. He'll don yet another jersey in 2025 as he'll be representing the Houston Rockets.
Here is everything you need to know about Kevin Durant on Christmas.
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Kevin Durant's stats on Christmas Day
Durant has played 12 games on Christmas Day, posting averages of 28.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.25 steals and 1.2 blocks on 49.3 percent shooting from the field, 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 87.9 percent from the free-throw line.
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Kevin Durant's records on Christmas Day
LeBron James is the NBA's all-time leading scorer on Christmas Day with a total of 507 points while Durant's career tally of 342 points ranks fourth-best. The only other players he trails are Kobe Bryant (2nd) and Oscar Robertson (3rd).
Among the top 10 all-time scorers on Christmas Day, Durant owns the second-best scoring average. Per Stathead, Durant's game score of 23.2 trails James Harden by just 0.6.
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Kevin Durant's best games on Christmas Day
In just his second Christmas Day game, coming off the Thunder not playing on the holiday for two years, a young Durant exploded for 44 points against the Denver Nuggets in 2010.
The 44 points are the most scored on Christmas among active players.
A 22-year-old @KDTrey5 put the world on notice on Christmas Day 2010 with 44 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. #NBAXmas #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/eXLy6RFbgE
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) December 25, 2018
Playing 41 minutes in this game, Durant shot a super-efficient 10-of-12 from the field including 4-of-7 from long distance while also knocking down 12 of his 15 free-throw attempts.
His next best game came in 2016 when he finished with 36 points and 15 rebounds as part of an epic Warriors-Cavaliers clash in Cleveland.
The 36 points are his second-most on Christmas Day while the 15 rebounds are his career-high for the marquee date on the calendar.
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Kevin Durant's career highs on Christmas Day
- Points: 44 (vs. Nuggets, 2010)
- Rebounds: 15 (at Cavaliers, 2016)
- Assists: 7 (3 times)
- Steals: 2 (5 times)
- Blocks: 5 (vs. Cavaliers, 2017)
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