Kobe Bryant's Climb to 30,000

Kobe Bryant becomes the fifth and youngest member to enter the exclusive 30,000 point club, take a look back at his career milestones. Visit www.nba.com/video for more highlights.

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

it took him like 7 years to reach 5,000 pts and then it took him just 3 yrs to reach 10,000pts wow!!

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

***** he is the man!!

[@JayArnelBilocura]

+Vol deMort Uhhhh... it just took him 4 years to reach 5,000 points, from 1996 to 2000.

[@st00dz]

+Vol deMort he also barely played his first 2 seasons

[@jamesrussellacaste503]

Wow

[@drey211]

i'm waiting for 2k history mode like they did with jordan but with kobe now

[@MegaChanTV]

When he retires.

[@drey211]

yes.

[@scvboy1]

@@MegaChanTV Still not :(

[@KreolaBoy]

Kobe is a TOP 5 GOAT whether you like it or not

[@extremem5]

Top 5 GOAT? Tf does that mean

[@bradleybanford6726]

Marvin Garcia - Greatest of all time.

[@extremem5]

But does he mean top 5 or the GOAT

[@bradleybanford6726]

Marvin Garcia - I imagine he means Top 5 of the Greatest of all time.

[@jimmy6700]

That's called an OPINION, whether you like it or not.

[@abualzuaree]

wtf.. he scored 15k points in jan 2006 and then reached 20k points in December 2007!? dude scored 5k points in barely 2 years... people quickly forget how amazing kobe was in his prime back in 2005-2009 lol

[@maxmasify]

Rich Homie Tom i would say his prime was from 2001 to 2011

[@MelShibson]

Primes don't last that long. He was great until he had that Achilles injury.

[@taegotkash]

@@maxmasifyYea after 2K12 he kinda fell off even video game wise.

[@taegotkash]

@@MelShibsonso until 2013?

[@tayferrell6738]

R.i.p. to the greatest player that I’ve ever seen play💜💛💜💛#MambaOut

[@dwadefan4lyfe2]

The NBA just isn't the same without the Mamba. Can't wait till next season

[@rolanportento9704]

It's been 7 months, still can't move on R.I.P Kobe

[@ashrafg4668]

And I still don't understand how people think lebron is better than kobe. Nigga this guy has done so much man. I respect him a lot. Bulls fan.

[@bradleybanford6726]

When Kobe retires, NBA won't be the same again.

[@MrMitja1231]

+Bradley Banford why. he isnt on the main stage a few years now. theres allot of young future hall of famers to look for :)

[@MrMitja1231]

yo kid chill

[@wintonsam496]

mitja lukšič i was just joking, real talk.

[@vg666]

Bradley Banford yeah, the Lakers are actually decent now.

[@bradleybanford6726]

vinul g - The Lakers were decent when he was there, it was just at the end of his career when he started to play poor.

[@liljuve13]

Its very sad to think that this mans career is pretty much close to over..so many memories watching kobe play..sad

[@justinbalaguer1577]

Although I was not even a thought yet to witness MJ, I'm born on the year Kobe Bryant enters the NBA. I'm sure glad I got to witness "greatness" growing up.

[@Struciive]

RIP Kobe. You witnessed history.

[@gianalberto2581]

Congrats !! Already in the future hall of fame ! :)

[@gianalberto2581]

unbelieveable

[@jahmier10]

Kobe would have more if he had start his first few years

[@ferreirafduc]

You just made my day, that was beautifully said. In every single NBA video there's a bunch of people comparing players, being MJ or Kobe, Kobe or Lebron, Lebron or Durant... People seem to have forgotten to simply enjoy the game

[@robertlesuer2755]

Kobe Bryant, real deep dude, RIP 😢 💔, respect 💪💯.

[@mildchaos6037]

i respect that kobe will probably creep up past jordan and malone. But just imagine if Jordan was 18 and came into the league and didnt retire and then come back. he would most likely be around an untouchable 40000. congrats to Kobe though

[@AZNboi10921]

and if Jordan came in with Kobe at the 1996 draft... damn

[@darrelloshita1693]

Ryan Terry I seriously doubt that! Jordan's pt avg would fall off the last 5-7 yrs of his career if he would have played 20. Guards pile up too many miles on their legs. Your shot starts coming up short, your a half step slow, etc. Only man that had a shot at 40 would have been Wilt. He could have played another 5 yrs easy. Not only that but teams wanted him to play. That would have gotten him around 37 thou. And 30 thousand rebounds too!!!

[@TheDecentFun]

wouldn't have learnt his fundamental, he learnt that shit at college

[@sportman2536]

I don't know man. I mean if Jordan skip the the collage he wouldn't have Dean Smith teaching him as a teenager growing up. It could be a huge different path.

[@sportman2536]

Imagine Kobe had more playing time in his first 3 seasons. Imagine Kobe didn't have Shaq in his early career. Imagine Kobe has a guy like Pippen (could be Ariza) after his 8th year until he retires. Imagine Kobe didn't have 3 major injures for 3 years in a row.

[@inactive6107]

Rip Moses Malone Died At Age 60 1955-2015

[@kenjovinceontong9230]

I loved kobe

[@nguyennga9083]

RIP Kobe he will be missed

[@Rajesh1622]

Bro 1999-2012 this is how long kobe prime lasted you kidding me.. players don't have careers this long ☠️☠️ Kobe Bryant is untouchable nobody is even close to him nobody. At age 23-24 he had won 3 championship common now the disrespect of kobe needs to stop now.

[@jordanscott415]

Kobe>LeBron. Always will be like that

[@jordanscott415]

***** aceept it fanboy. Greatness beats cheating.

[@nicksmith6226]

Jordan Scott you're an idiot

[@jordanscott415]

Nick Smith you know im right. Come back when LeFlop gets 5 rings.

[@sepulcherslayer1]

Jordan Scott Haha, you know he won't be back.

[@ballinboy1487]

Yep u sir speak the truth kobe > lebron

[@realitycheck12em]

No matter what y'all say Kobe is the greatest to come along after MJ. And I'm pretty sure MJ knew that if he left Kobe would take over his spot, not as The G.O.A.T but the person who has the torch passed him to continue and somewhat also re-create a new era of basketball. Michael was great in his era, and Kobe is the greatest of this era. Till the day Kobe Bryant retires, basketball will not be the same. But than you got these guys who changed the game, for instance, LeBron James. Freakishly gifted in athletic ways, Kevin Durant who could fire the ball from many different angles and score at will. List goes on with gifted and talented players in the league. Include the fact that there's still a lot of talent coming in every year. We are still determined to see who will be the greatest of this year and so forth. But after Kobe leaves leaves the nba satisfied, he won't have to worry bout competition. Why? Cause he played his heart out and made statements by breaking records, not just to make a name for himself but to also become greater than the one before. Its pretty obvious everybody wants to become greater than the one before. MJ set the limits for a shooting gaurd, and Kobe continued. Now it's up to whoever wants it the most. And what they're willing to do when the torch gets passed on to them. To become the best, you have to beat the best. We'll see how all these guys compete for that top spot once Kobe leaves. #KOBEBRYANT #GOAT

[@noahsiknezz502]

Kevin Durant is not in the same category as LeBron, Magic, Jordan, Bryant, and The Big O because he needs to be a better all around player. He averages 3-4 assist but drops 30 and is called a pure scorer. Kobe does that and he's a ball hog. But KDi is still young

[@realitycheck12em]

Yeah I strongly agree with your statement that he needs to be a better all around player. And yeah he been called a ball hog and I don't mind watching Kobe doin that post-up turn around fade away, cause it reminds of the way MJ played. And nowadays everybody is fixed on that 3 point shot more than the mid range game.

[@tequanbeatty4034]

What a Statement So fucking true I read a lot of comments but this one says more than enough to me I admire Kobe on and off the Court he's my GOAT I'll be proud telling my Children about him because he's that Great and such a Ambassador to the Game of Basketball he and Jordan just Phenomenal individuals who Achieved life's greatest gifts thru Hard Work Determination and that Never give up never say Die Attitude. #ForeverImmortalized

[@bronthebeat904]

Thank You Kobe.

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

Makes you wonder where Kobe would be if he didn't miss most of last season except for 6 games. He probably would be looking at 35,000pts this season.

[@extremem5]

Or if MJ played those 5 seasons he missed when he retired both times

[@nickreilly5256]

+Marvin Garcia that's his falt he quit Kobe got injured Kobe did not want to stop playing mike fid

[@nickreilly5256]

+nick reilly did

[@bart2823]

+nick reilly Mike's dad got killed, you're talking as if he just decided to retire out of nowhere.

[@xCodxCreative]

+bart2823 Did he say that? No, what he said is Michael chose to stop.

[@gunotrulz]

The Greatest of all time!!! #LA #LAKERS #KobeBryant #KB24

[@vesethkhun3106]

KOBE IS GOD-LIKE

[@taajoneil7084]

Oh My Goddness You Go Kobe!

[@shupactakur8243]

i hope kobe becomes all time leading scorer

[@jimmy6700]

Didn't

[@Blackmamba-fg1yt]

He is the real M.V.P

[@Ryandupont0896]

he should of had at least 3 of them. steve nash fucking stole em

[@dariovalero8152]

I miss him

[@JS2890ify]

Kobe.. Get well soon.. Wanna see u play again!!!

[@xSoulEateer]

Best Basketball players ever : 1st - Michael Jordan 2nd - Kobe Bryant 3rd - .....

[@kATOsTaRiS]

***** Too overrated. Kareem, Wilt or Magic could easily take No.3 spot.

[@kATOsTaRiS]

dajoke24 Ι know basketball, I am not a kid( your childish insult amuses me) and I never liked Russel. Call it a Wilt bias if you want, but I never thought Russel was so dominant. Wilt always was the best of the 2, but never had decent teammates until his later years.

[@waytoocozy]

LMFAO!!!! Gtfo 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@alexpanferov9871]

I am sure that he makes the 1 place in scoring points in history of Nba

[@jimmy6700]

WRONG

[@andreamay437]

Kobe...

[@1997thegreatone]

kobe is a basketball machine.man that guy can score with 100 different ways

[@TheSamuelgta4]

he has 31700 nowadays, he might surpass MJ (32200 I think) and become the 3rd all time scorer

[@latina997]

all he need to do is to score 10 ppg this season and he will become 3rd all time scorer

[@TheSamuelgta4]

TheM4hero don't u say

[@nsterment1100]

I have no idea why people think that Lebron is better than kobe. Kobe is compared to Jordan. No one compares Lebron to Jordan. And im a fan of kobe and lebron.

[@williamhsieh3547]

King Nate that's because Lebron is a different type of player to Kobe and MJ. Lebron is far more efficient in scoring and gets good numbers in rebounding and assists. LeBron is also a leader and game changer, his efficiency per game is incredible which makes him a very valuable player to his team. In my opinion, I would take Kobe on 1v1 skills, offensive skills, dribbling skills, ball-handling skills. But if I want to choose one of them on my team, I'd choose LeBron. Lebron's court presence and dominance in transition, IQ and vision is just ridiculous. In terms of clutch, Lebron has been improving his confidence in clutch situations over the years but I'd still take Kobe over Lebron in the clutch.

[@RickyMoss]

+Williams Hsieh bullshit, I can post stats that show that Jordan and Kobe are BOTH better all around players than lebron.. even Shaq.. you can't be the best overall player getting exposed on defense as much as lebron does

[@onderrick]

Legend. No Doubt

[@sorengjoka6074]

true legend...

[@jaycrew6967]

I know Bron just passed Kobe as the youngest to 30K; but correct me if I'm wrong, Kobes 30K was way more sexier than Brons.

[@jimmy6700]

Corrected

[@dave_dynasty]

Correctomundo. When LeBron had the chance to get 30k, it took him two games.

[@MrBrunoTheBest]

If you count all the bricks it took to achieve that, you can build an entire city.

[@darmana025]

kobe is my inspire player, he's the man #COUNTONKOBE

[@Coachvinoo]

Best Player I've seen in my generation

[@adamsmileyface]

1. Michael Jordan 2. Kobe 3. Magic 4. Bird 5. Kareem 6. Hakeem 7. Lebron 8. Wilt (tie breaker between him and shaq) 9. Timmy

[@marvinparker8480]

This is my freaking list bro thank you!!!

[@oofoof6821]

greatestlist!

[@ismailballer4life]

Everyone in the 30000 club has a ring but Karl Malone. Damn how unlucky. After all no matter how much your statistics are the sweetest triumph is the championship. He was one hell of a PF. Just wish he won a championship.

[@kATOsTaRiS]

Mohamed Ismail He came so close many times. If only Lakers could beat the Pistons in 2004( I don't think he could beat the Bulls).

[@ismailballer4life]

kATOsTaRiS Yeah u r right.

[@llamacommander1508]

+Mohamed Ismail Just shows that rings don't define a career lol

[@alejandrozuniga4443]

+Llama Commander they dony but they help out a career a little im sure all the athletes like barkley malone stockton etc etc would forfiet a couple thousand points steals blocks for a ring because in every conversation with the nba greats rings pop up most of the time they dont define someone career indeed but it is a factor

[@peternguyen6368]

I miss you.

[@xaviermenjivar6781]

Kobe is beast at basketball

[@fordjw111]

If Kobe wasn't injured the last 2 seasons and didn't come off the bench the first couple seasons he would have been easily 2nd on the scoring list by now. Top 10 players: 1) Michael Jordan 2) Tim Duncan 3) Kobe Bryant 4) Shaq 5) Magic Johnson 6) Kareem Abdul Jabaar 7) Larry Bird 8) John Stockton 9) Jerry West 10) Kevin Gannett Lebron is rank 25 - 30

[@yaboycarltonbanks7059]

bitch please

[@coopermorris236]

Magic should be number 2 and Tim Duncan really!!!!!!????

[@yaboycarltonbanks7059]

Cooper Morris he doesn't even have hakeem, or wilt, bill russell, Oscar, like dafuq

[@coopermorris236]

LevelOneHundred Patrick Shaq Pau I mean these were guys that worked with Kobe very well and players like Wilt never had a player next to them Oscar only had Kareem for a little while and Hakeem had no one as well of course Kobe doesn't have those people because most NBA greats don't have that much help

[@vukasindragas4159]

no you are crazy

[@BigBagOfFrikenAirFak]

Until Lebron beats it.

[@gameriusaika6188]

Kobe !!

[@uneedmorepeople]

I'm more amazed at kobes longevity as a perimeter player. By far the most durable in NBA history.

[@KB5champ]

lebron will never have this video

[@deanbecenti9769]

Shadelight LeBron is the youngest player to reach 30K points now

[@doubleo2536]

Most Overrated player in the NBA. No hate, just the truth. And the truth is, LBJ > Kobe.

[@kailloubautista3392]

LBJ is the most overrated, travels 90% of the time, flops often, asks for a foul (ALL THE TIME)

[@EduardPlaysMC]

Year lebron is a MVP... Most valuable phlopper

[@doubleo2536]

Ohh. So full of stupid hateful comments with no proofs what so ever. Fact is, their are numbers and proofs proving Lebron is better than Kobe. All you haters are just too blind.

[@kketaren]

yeah LBJ > Kobe. In travelling, choking, flopping and disloyalty. #KING

[@sportman2536]

Don't get in to the number too much in basketball man. It's shown that you can't ball, seriously.

[@TechLife1337]

My fav basketball player ^^ Kobe 4ever

[@donj1]

living legenddd!

[@dustinvalerio2124]

kobe is so beast

[@blazebuzzxo]

yeaaaaaah kobe you legend!

[@CRCH714]

LEGEND

[@xSoulEateer]

To all the haters, this video is the proof that Kobe is a LEGEND (5th All-time Leading Scorer)

[@juniorkhan8556]

kobe rocks

[@jd3076]

GREATEST OFFENSIVE SKILLED SCORER OF ALL TIME

[@lawrencebas4300]

Idol talaga kit kobe bryant . ilang beses ka ng pumunta dito sa pilipinas hindi man lang kita nakita :D

[@funnytiktok6884]

Rip kobe Bryant

[@santosrivera5843]

This vid is amazing

[@yannsa1994]

kobe is the definition of "hard work pays off"

[@WalterBrady]

incredible!!

[@pspslim4]

Kobe is plain beast

[@HaierUp]

Legend

[@digennarojoey24]

kobe's the man!!

[@jaymanalang886]

Kobe is Legend! :DD

[@dbsalar24]

Let's go kobe!

[@eric95hin]

a legend

[@brooklynbeast97]

kobe can play forever

[@ignaciocea5481]

The Best of the history ... KOBE BRYANT

[@901alpine]

Kobe is a boss

[@fartigus671]

We should all be thankful to witness history in the makings. To witness one of the best and maybe one day, the best player to be in the NBA.

[@jjheannnatividad527]

KOBE is the best player in the NBA the one and only legend. Our hope.

[@Farotheprod]

He's a beast

[@peppe1557]

Damn! 30,000 point good job

[@sitdownking24]

Kobe

[@latexiz7617]

The greatest.

[@ashwinkumar4514]

Go Kobe Great 30000

[@HOLLAHfoDOLLAH]

From 2003-2007. He scored 10,000 pts. Thats only 4 years. Thats amazing!

[@2219nate]

Miss the original LAKERS! 4 years ago the team was better than the big 3 HEAT! So many sacrifices, lost phil,odom,Brown,Fisher,Ebenga,Bynum,vucuivic,Now Pau Gasol! Kobe is the last Laker legend standing Today EST.1996!

[@Nightfall_78]

im with you there! the best skill set in the history of the nba!

[@xStockxLossx]

beautifully said

[@lightsavior600]

that's cool they said that in nba tv too

[@MrUserguest]

Kobe the best no one will ever be more clutch than this guy closest to jordan

[@kviki91]

amazing

[@monkey2ko5]

Excellent video.

[@ricksvarney8514]

KOBE DA BOSS

[@sabaqavtaradze6040]

he's the best

[@luchezar.plamenov]

yes !!!!!!!

[@ThroughTheBox]

Magic

[@Clutch3Ball]

31000 points now. Greatness!

[@bobbyjohnson8380]

Kobe it!

[@Pop.tart.]

A+ vid

[@CancerComa]

Best Laker ever. There won't be another Kobe ever and that's a shame!

[@jessiebonifacio8864]

idol!