Kobe Bryant becomes youngest player to reach 30,000-point mark:
What will be Bryant's NBA legacy?  Dustin Hockensmith | By
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December 05, 2012 at 10:04 PM, updated December 05, 2012 at
10:14 PM Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the
youngest of five members of the 30,000-point club tonight.
Bryant scored 17 points in the first half against the New
Orleans Hornets and scored the milestone points on a floating
jumper with 1:16 left in the second quarter, according to  Two
other Lakers -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Wilt
Chamberlain (31,419) -- are ahead of Bryant on the NBA's all-
time scoring list.  Here's the full list:  1. Abdul-Jabbar,
38,387 2. Karl Malone, 36,928 3. Michael Jordan, 32,292 4. Wilt
Chamberlain, 31,419 5. Bryant 30,004 (as of halftime vs. New
Orleans)  As Kobe, 34, continues to rack up numbers, the
questions are going to arise about his legacy. Where does he
rank on the list of all-time Lakers? Is he in the same convers