Paul Pierce reaches 25,000 career points
Geoff Burke / USA Today
Brooklyn Nets small forward Paul Pierce knocked down a three-pointer with 3:09 remaining in the first half of Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks to reach another milestone in his 15-year career:
RT to congratulate @paulpierce34 on becoming 4th active player &18th player in @NBA history to score 25K career pts! pic.twitter.com/T9AgUK34Th
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) April 12, 2014
The only other active players with at least 25,000 points are Kobe Bryant (31,700), Dirk Nowitzki (26,733), and Nets teammate Kevin Garnett (25,619).
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