Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes to the basket during the game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers on December 5, 2012 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
Kobe Bryant’s ultimate place amongst basketball’s greats may be up for debate. But there is no denying Bryant’s spot as one of the all-time best scorers after he became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points Wednesday.
Bryant made a slashing right-handed runner in the lane with 1:16 remaining in the second quarter against the New Orleans Hornets, giving him 30,001 career points at just 34 years, 104 days old.
Bryant joins Chamberlain (31,419 points), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928) and Michael Jordan (32,292) as the only five players in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point plateau
“It’s a huge honor to say the least,” Bryant said earlier this week as he approached the milestone. “Whenever you’re hearing those kind of names and you think about the amount of players that have played this game and to be in that kind of company, it’s always extremely, extremely special.”
NBA commissioner David Stern was present at New Orleans Arena to witness Bryant’s achievement.
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