well Jordan could be the all time scoring leader if he wanted too
Jordan retired for about a year 1/2 after his first 3peat, wasn't in basketball shape in his first comeback, and then retired again after his 2nd 3peat...
and he played less years than Kobe...if Jordan REALLY wanted too, he probably have more points than Kareem
and as the above said, age is meaningless...hate to say it but Lebron would probably break that record