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With a right-handed runner in the second quarter

With a right-handed runner in the second quarter
Published: December 5, 2012 | Updated: October 17, 2025 1 min read
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With a right-handed runner in the second quarter

On Dec. 5, 20122012  With a right-handed runner in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers 103-87 win over the New Orleans Hornets, Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points for his career. At 34 years, 104 days old, Bryant breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 35 years, 179 days.

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Previous: November 2012: College Football Hall of Fame coach John Gagliardi completes his 65th and final season as a college coach with a 489-138-11 career record. Gagliardi coached Saint John’s (Minnesota) from 1953 to 2012 and Carroll College in Montana from 1949 to 1952.
Next: 2013: The NCAA Sport Science Institute is created to develop interassociation consensus documents and educational resources to assist member schools in their efforts to ensure student-athlete health and safety.

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