CONGRATS, GIANNIS! The only players to score 20,000 career points at a younger age than the 30-year-old Antetokounmpo were LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan.

It was the first time he visited the Kobe and Gigi Bryant statues outside Crypto Arena. Irving made the visit during pregame. "It meant everything to me. I needed that before game," Irving said. "I don't know if anybody has dealt with that avoiding feeling,

Dallas Mavericks' Anthony Davis, left, and a staff member, right, assist Kyrie Irving (11) off the court after he suffered an unknown injury in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Dallas, Monday, March 3, 2025.

A Mavericks fan was brought to tears after seeing a West Hollywood mural of Dončić and Bryant. "They took our star away," he said.

Kyrie Irving paid homage to his late friend, Kobe Bryant, when he visited the statues of him and his daughter, Gianna on Feb. 25.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points to bring his career total over 20,000, Damian Lillard added 34 points and Kevin Porter Jr. had a triple-double as the surging Milwaukee Bucks trounced the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 137-107 The 30-year-old Antetokounmpo has scored 20,