MANILA, Philippines – During the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, November 3, 4-time NBA MVP LeBron James became the youngest player in league history to reach 25,000 points.
James completed an alley-oop dunk from teammate Matthew Dellavedova at the 8:08 mark of the fourth quarter to put his team up 90-77.
Watch it here:
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James reached the feat at the age of 30 years old and 307 days, supplanting the previous record-holder, Kobe Bryant, who reached 25,000 at 31 years old and 151 days.
LeBron had 22 points, 11 assists, and 9 rebounds for the game as Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 107-100 for their third win in 4 games this season.
James is currently the fifth active player to have scored 25,000 points. Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, and Paul Pierce had accomplished the same feat.
Watch highlights of the different scoring milestones James has reached in his career:
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– Rappler.com