LeBron James is officially the youngest player to ever reach 30,000 points in an NBA career.
The Cleveland Cavaliers great, who preemptively congratulated himself in a weird Instagram post earlier in the day, got points 30,000 and 30,001 at the age of 33 years and 24 days, edging Kobe Bryant by a year and 80 days.
The play came with just a second to go in the first quarter while the Cavaliers played on the road against the San Antonio Spurs.
Dribbling on the left arc against Danny Green -- a formidable defender -- LeBron gave a hesitation dribble before stepping just inside the 3-point line for a pull-up jumper.
Via Twitter:
Welcome to the 30K club, LeBron James! https://t.co/7KFiQft8XJ
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 24, 2018
Congratulations to LeBron on reaching 30,000 points – yet another milestone in an extraordinary career that continues to inspire. - Adam
— NBA (@NBA) January 24, 2018
Congrats @KingJames. Welcome to the club!!!
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) January 24, 2018
LeBron still has Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ahead of him on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Where he ends up might just depend on how long Nowitzki plays.
