Did it yesterday. You can say what you want about Kobe, but he's most likely going to finish the year at 6th all time in NBA scoring history, behind Kareem, Malone, Jordan, Wilt, and Shaq.
This is probably one of the few places people won't argue with me when I say something like "Wake me up when he gets his 9th ring or so. Till then Bill Russell's nickname for Kobe is 'loser'"