LeBron James Becomes Youngest Player Ever to Score 30,000 Career Points

For a player who never identified himself as a “scorer,” LeBron James has sure found himself in elite company among the most potent offensive threats in NBA history.

James’ jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining in the first quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday gave him eight points for the game and 30,001 points for his career. He is the seventh player to enter the 30,000-point club and also the youngest at 33 years and 24 days, besting Kobe Bryant’s previous mark (34 years and 104 days).

“Just a special moment,” James said after the game. “I just started thinking about everything. My journey from being a kid who first picked up a basketball when I was 5 years old to first playing organized basketball when I was 9 all the way up to this point.

Along with Bryant, who is third all-time in scoring with 33,643 points, James joined all-time points leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone(36,928), Michael Jordan (32,292), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (30,837 and counting) in the exclusive crew.

Source: Dave McMenamin of ESPN