With a threee-pointer in the second quarter of a 90-95 loss over the Philadelphia 76ers today, Kobe Bryant has surpassed former teammate Shaquille O’Neal to move into 5th place in the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

Shaq who had retired last season made 28,596 points in his 19-year career and is now relegated to 6th.

Picked 13th in the 1996 NBA Draft, Kobe is currently playing in his 16th year.

Kobe said of the achievement,

“All the battles we’ve been in, the playoff battles, the duo that we’ve been able to form. When you (consider) the championships, it makes it a little more significant.”

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With a simple tweet, Shaquille O’Neal announces his retirement after 19 years of playing in the NBA.

It’s so sad to see a great player go but it’s about time. The self-proclaimed Superman was only able to play in 37 games in the regular season for the Boston Celtics due to an Achilles injury.

His mind still wants to go at another championship run but his body just can’t take anymore the years of banging inside.

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After dominating the NBA for 19 years, Shaquille O’Neal has announced on twitter his retirement.

“We did it. 19 years baby. I want to thank you very much. That’s why I’m telling you first. I’m about to retire. Love you. Talk to you soon.”

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With his second free-throw in the second quarter of a 101-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks today, Kobe Bryant has surpassed Mose Malone’s 27, 409 points to move into 6th place in the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

In the process, The Black Mamba have also surpassed Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Hakeem Olajuwon and Elvin Hayes just two months after he entered the top ten in January.

Playing in his 15th season, Kobe currently has amassed 27,423 points.

The truly entertaining countdown now begins as next on the list is former best buddy Shaquille O’Neal currently in 5th spot with 28,590 career points and counting.

If Kobe keeps up on his current pace of 25.1 points per game, he will likely one-up Shaq even more to move to fourth place.

When that happens, he can finally say that he is not lingering in Shaq’s shadow anymore.

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In a 108-83 win over the Detroit Pistons at their home court today, Kobe Bryant surpassed Dominique Wilkins for tenth all-time on the NBA career scoring list with a driving lay up at the end of the 16-2 third-quarter run.

Playing in his 15th season, Kobe now has  amassed 26,671 points.

Next on the list is Oscar Robertson with 26,710. If Bryant maintains his 25.4 points per game average and plays the final 47 games of the regular season, he will finish 2010-11 with 27,863 surpassing Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946), Elvin Hayes (27,313) and Moses Malone (27,409) to settle at the sixth spot.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s third-ever UFC Fan Expo was held last August 27-28 at the Hynes Convention Center, a short trip from TD Garden, in Boston which hosted UFC 118.

At the event, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal made his first public appearance as a member of the Boston Celtics after he signed with the team as a free agent.

The Big Shamrock brought with him team mate Glen “Big Baby” Davis.

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