Saturday, January 29, 2011

Kobe Bryant passes Hakeem Olajuwon

According to ESPN Los Angeles  Friday night against the Sacramento Kings,  Kobe Bryant took Hakeem Olajuwon's place in the record books passing Olajuwon's 26,946 career points for eighth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

"It's obviously a huge honor," Bryant, said after Friday's loss. "I've been playing for a while and these milestones mean a lot." Kobe had some good things to say about Hakeem Olajuwon.  "I learned a great deal, obviously, just the details of the post game from him," Bryant said. "Hakeem is incredibly smart and for him to take the time and welcome me into his home and show me different things is a tribute to his greatness."



The next players Kobe Bryant can pass this year path are Elvin Hayes at No. 7 (27,313), Moses Malone at No. 6 (27,409) and former teammate Shaquille O'Neal at No. 5 (28,582 and counting before Friday night's game at Phoenix). Bryant and the Lakers face off against O'Neal and the Celtics on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant is a great basketball player and by the time he is done he will have a chance to be in the top 3 all time NBA in scoring. Will he go down as the greatest scoring shooting guard of all time? Your thoughts???















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