Dallas Mavericks resident German Dirk Nowitzki became the sixth player to reach 30,000 career points, further solidifying him as the highest scoring European NBA player ever.
Nowitzki scored the historic bucket during the Mavericks 122-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The German ended with 25 points.
And when Nowitzki passed the landmark, Twitter was quick to heap on the praise. Making his feat one of the most trended topics on social media.
Hats off to @swish41 on 30K tonight. Glad to know I contributed to a few of those buckets 😂 pic.twitter.com/XfYC9Uma5A
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) March 8, 2017
.@kingjames comes through with a huge congrats to Dirk Nowitzki on joining the 30,000-point club. pic.twitter.com/CaOsYAnXFI
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) March 8, 2017
Congrats on 30K Dirty!! You're a testament to hard work and deserve this accomplishment. Legend @swish41 #MFFL pic.twitter.com/Ac93yvdXK5
— Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) March 8, 2017
They grow up so fast. #Legend pic.twitter.com/YgbN6uhjpe
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 8, 2017
Best shot of Dirk's 30,000th goes to @tynowell, who not only caught the follow through but the faces in the crowd pic.twitter.com/bt93Odi3vq
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) 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
I knew I'd get the assist! @dallasmavs #MFFL
— Devin Harris (@Dev34Harris) March 8, 2017
