Dirk Nowitzki becomes sixth player to play at least 50,000 minutes in his NBA career

5️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ minutes for That Dude.

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— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) February 6, 2018

Dirk Nowitizki wrote another chapter of his unbelievable NBA career.

Per ESPN, Dirk Nowitzki joined another exclusive NBA club when he reached the 50,000-minute milestone on Monday night.
Nowitzki, who has played for the Dallas Mavericks his entire 20-year career, became the sixth player to play at least 50,000 minutes in his NBA career in a 104-101 loss to the LA Clippers.

The other NBA legends in the 50,000-minute club are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd and Elvin Hayes.

Nowitzki now ranks fifth all time in minutes, having passed Hayes, who played exactly 50,000 minutes in his Hall of Fame career. Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for minutes, with 57,446.