Kobe: Vol. Youngest to 20K Points

Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player to reach 20,000 points. He did it in today's game against the NY Knicks when he scored a 3 pointer in the opening minute of the third quarter. The only other players who reached 20K points before turning 30 years old are Michael Jordan (29 yrs, 326 days) and Wilt Chamberlain (29 yrs, 134 days). Kobe was 29 years and 122 days.

In other Kobe news, it's great to see Kobe scoring 39 points, and have 11 rebounds with 8 assists. He was under a slump recently, scoring under 20 points in each of his past four games. Probably the effects of the groin injury he's playing through with.

Also, Kobe is seen sporting his new Nike shoes: the Air Zoom Kobe III. My initial impression?! FUGLY (fucking ugly!). I dunno... well, ok.. maybe not fugly. The first time I saw the shoes months before during development, I can say that it's fugly. But after seeing Kobe wear those, it kinda looks good. I think it's one of those shoes that only looks great when someone wears it.