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Nowitzki highest-scoring player born outside US

/ 01:28 PM November 12, 2014

Dirk Nowitzki

Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki (41). AP FILE PHOTO

DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki is now the highest-scoring NBA player born outside the United States.

The Dallas star passed Hakeem Olajuwon for ninth place on the all-time scoring list in Tuesday night’s game against Sacramento.

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The German hit a jump shot just inside the 3-point line to get to 26,947 points, one ahead of the Nigerian-born former star of the Houston Rockets. Olajuwon, who spent 17 years in Houston, retired in 2002 after one season with Toronto.

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Elvin Hayes is the next on the list at No. 8 with 27,313 points.

The 36-year-old Nowitzki, in his 17th season with the Mavericks, is second among active players behind Kobe Bryant, who is fourth all-time.

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