Kevin Durant Finix Sons, dubbed the best scoring machine in the world, has become the U.S. player who scored the most points in both men and women in basketball at the Olympics. Along with achieving a new record, Durant has also come close to setting the record of the most gold medals ever in the U.S. Men's Basketball Olympics. The U.S., which is aiming at its fifth consecutive win at the Olympics, has reached the semifinals.

Durant scored 11 points in the quarterfinals of men's basketball against Brazil at the Paris 2024 Paris Olympics, which took place at the Versi Arena in Paris, France on Sunday . Durant became the top scorer in the U.S. basketball with 494 points in his career at the Olympics. The previous record was held by WNBA legend Lisa Leslie 488 points.

Durant, who boasts a high chance of scoring despite his simple moves, is considered the strongest option player on the planet. "Records are broken. Someone will set another record," Durant said. "I'm only focusing on winning the gold medal."

Durant is trying to win his fourth consecutive Olympic title. He collected three gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. If he wins the top prize at the Paris Olympics, he will become the most gold medalist in men's basketball. Currently, he is tying with former U.S. teammate Carmelo Anthony 3, bronze 1.

The U.S. swept Brazil 122 to 87 on the day, confirming its advance to the semifinals. The U.S. has achieved four consecutive wins in men's basketball at the Olympics from the 2008 Beijing Olympics to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team has just two wins to go until its fifth consecutive defeat. The opponent team in the semifinal is Serbia, led by Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Jokic recently won three MVP awards during four regular seasons in the National Basketball Association NBA.

France and Germany will play in the semifinal match against each other. France, the host country of the NBA, led by Victor Wembley San Antonio Spurs, defeated Canada 82-73. Germany defeated Greece 76-63, which was led by Yannis Antetokounmpo, a former NBA MVP.