LeBron, Magic, Snoop Dogg tweet congratulations to Kobe Bryant

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With a second-quarter free throw against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third all-time on the NBA's scoring list.

The world, naturally, noticed.

Here's how star athletes and other celebrities reacted on Twitter:

And although MJ is not on the social media network, Jordan weighed in with his own statement to the Associated Press.