Dirk Nowitzki is currently going off against the Los Angeles Lakers, with 25 points (9-of-12 from the field) at halftime.
Oh, and in this game, he became the sixth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points. The 38-year-old German joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant in the elite club. Kind of a big deal.
Here’s video of his fadeaway jumper — a very fitting Dirk shot — to reach the 30k club, as well as the on-court celebration — which included Mark Cuban going nuts — that followed:
Take a close-up look at history being made 🐐 https://t.co/JoDoILYAwx
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) March 8, 2017
Dirk 30K.
And the crowd goes wild pic.twitter.com/HWZamKWPhL— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) March 8, 2017
Dirk needed 20 points tonight to reach 30,000.
He did it in 13 minutes.
🐐.
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) March 8, 2017
Dirk has 25 points in 15 minutes. His season-high is 26. Hell of a way to make history for the old man.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) March 8, 2017
Dirk Nowitzki: 30,000th point comes vs Lakers. Four of the other five members of 30K club played for Lakers (Kareem/Kobe/Wilt/Karl Malone)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 8, 2017
Watching @Lakers vs Mavs game. Congratulations Dirk on becoming the 6th player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) March 8, 2017
An awesome moment for a player that has revolutionized the power forward position.
As The Athletic’s Sean Highkin put it, who doesn’t like Dirk?
https://twitter.com/highkin/status/839300528345591809
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