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Nowitzki becomes 7th player in NBA history to score 28K career points

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Dirk Nowitzki keeps adding milestones to his immaculate resume. 

The sweet-shooting German became the seventh player in NBA history to score 28,000 career points in Wednesday's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder

Nowitzki, who recently became the seventh player in league history with 10,000 rebounds and 27,000 points, should at the very least leapfrog Shaquille O'Neal on the all-time scoring list before his illustrious career comes to an end. 

Rank Player Points
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38387
2 Karl Malone 36928
3 Kobe Bryant 32482
4 Michael Jordan 32292
5 Wilt Chamberlain 31419
6 Shaquille O'Neal 28596
7 Dirk Nowitzki 28004
8 Moses Malone 27409
9 Elvin Hayes 27313
10 Hakeem Olajuwon 26946

The 2007 MVP and 13-time All-Star has helped lead the Mavericks to seventh place in the loaded Western Conference, and they're on the verge of their 14th playoff appearance in the last 15 seasons. 

Nowitzki's averaging 17.1 points and six rebounds, while shooting 38.2 percent from long range in 29.6 minutes per game.

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