Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan reached the remarkable milestone of scoring 20,000 points in his NBA career during Friday night’s game at the San Antonio Spurs. He’s the 50th player in NBA history to score 20,000 points.
DeMar DeRozan reaches 20,000 points on a mid-range jumper!
Congrats DeMar 👏 pic.twitter.com/5r5fvUyIi4
— NBA (@NBA) October 29, 2022
2️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ points!@DeMar_DeRozan becomes the 50th player in NBA history to join the 20k points club. pic.twitter.com/RS0nskxKcb
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) October 29, 2022
And after DeRozan reached his 20,000th career point, the opposing coach called a timeout so that DeRozan could be honored for the achievement.
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich called a timeout and the PA announcer enthusiastically told fans in attendance at the AT&T Center about DeRozan’s milestone. DeRozan received a standing ovation.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called a timeout so DeMar DeRozan could celebrate hitting 20,000 career points 👏
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— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 29, 2022
That’s a very cool and classy moment. DeRozan starred for the Spurs from 2018-21, and Popovich and San Antonio clearly have a ton of respect for him. And coming from Popovich (one of the greatest coaches in NBA history), that’s quite the honor.
DeRozan is still playing at a superstar level for the Bulls at age 33, so he may continue reaching new incredible scoring milestones. He had 14 points in the first half of Friday night’s game.
[Photo Credit: NBC Sports Chicago]
