So, Kobe Bryant became the fifth member of the 30,000-point in the National Basketball Association Wednesday night.
He joins top scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 in 1,560 games), Karl “The Mailman” Malone (36,928; 1,476), Michael Jordan (32,292; 1,072) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419; 1,045) as the only guys to do so.

These numbers don’t count the playoffs, either.

He is also the youngest at 34 to get to this hallowed mark but has been a pro since he was 18 and has taken 1,180 games to do so.
Kevin Garnett is the next-closest at 24,553 but he is 36 — though remains a remarkable physical specimen at his age and “mileage” because he, too, turned pro at 18; Dirk Nowitzki is at 24,134. Dirk may get there because he is 34 but he has been injured all year and would need to play about three more years and more.