Bryant has proved
himself in many ways over the course of his career, but in Wednesdays game
against the Hornets he proved to be one of the best shooters in the league becoming the youngest player in NBA history to
reach 30,000 career points. With only one minute remaining in the second
quarter, Bryant scored his 30,001 career points at just 34 years, 104 days old.
He scored 17 points in the first half alone against the Hornets. He surpassed
the previous record of Will Chamberlin of 35 years, 179 days. ESPN.com
reports "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.”
This is a
tremendous achievement for Bryant who can now safely compare himself to some of
the NBA greats. "It's just a tremendous honor," Bryant told
reporters, "I don't really know how else to put it. I've just
been very, very fortunate."
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