LeBron James scored 34 points in the Miami Heat's double-overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday - three more than he needed to set yet another benchmark in his generation-defining career.
.@KingJames became the youngest to 23,000 career points (29 years, 95 days). Previous youngest was Kobe (30 years, 171 days)
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) April 5, 2014
James has averaged at least 20 points in all of his 11 NBA seasons and has not dipped below 26.7 since his rookie campaign. He already holds a number of "youngest" distinctions: youngest NBA player to score over 40 points, youngest to record a triple-double, youngest to be named to an All-NBA team, youngest to win All-Star game MVP honors and youngest to average at least 30 points in a season.
James' 23,003 points place his 28th on the NBA's all-time list, trailing Dallas Mavericks veteran Vince Carter by 132 points. He still needs another 15,384 points to catch all-time leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
