Video: Paul Pierce becomes just the 18th NBA player ever to score 25,000 points





Two things: One, couldn't @NBA have airbrushed the stupid black tape thing off of his neck and shoulder? And two, if you're wondering who the other 17 are, here's the list of the top 25 scorers in league history, with active players capitalized:


1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
2 Karl Malone 36,928
3 Michael Jordan 32,292
4 KOBE BRYANT 31,700
5 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
6 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
7 Moses Malone 27,409
8 Elvin Hayes 27,313
9 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946
10 DIRK NOWITZKI 26,733
11 Oscar Robertson 26,710
12 Dominique Wilkins 26,668
13 John Havlicek 26,395
14 KEVIN GARNETT 25,623
15 Alex English 25,613
16 Reggie Miller 25,279
17 Jerry West 25,192
18 PAUL PIERCE 25,008
19 TIM DUNCAN 24,892
20 Patrick Ewing 24,815
21 RAY ALLEN 24,478
22 Allen Iverson 24,368
23 Charles Barkley 23,757
24 Robert Parish 23,334
25 Adrian Dantley 23,177



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