Kobe Bryant Passes Michael Jordan on NBA Scoring List; Twitter Blows Up

With his Los Angeles Lakers in town to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, Kobe Bryant needed nine points to pass Michael Jordan for third place on the NBA's all-time scoring list after coming up short two nights ago. When he got them, Twitter blew up!

It didn't take long for the future Hall of Famer to accomplish the feat, as he sank two second-quarter free throws to push him past MJ. The Timberwolves then halted the game and allowed Bryant to receive congratulations from most of the players and coaches on the floor.

Following the big to-do, Wolves owner Glen Taylor presented Bryant with the "game ball." Then play finally resumed. Check out the full scene below:

Naturally, Twitter went crazy after all that went down. Check out some of the highlights:

One site pointed out that Bryant began and ended that career scoring run against the Timberwolves:

We'll let Kobe have his moment, but there are plenty who feel like passing Jordan in this statistical category is not significant when comparing the two players' careers:

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