LeBron becomes youngest player to 25,000 points

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James continues to shatter records as his brilliant 12-year career trudges on.

James, who is still 58 days from his 31st birthday, became the youngest player to reach the 25,000-point plateau on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Needing 21 points to cross the threshold, James converted an alley-oop from Matthew Dellavedova four minutes into the fourth quarter to give him 22 on the night, and 25,001 for his career.

James finished the night with 22 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, four steals, and two blocks in 33 minutes of action.

Monday's output also pushed James past the 30,000-point plateau when including playoff totals. James entered the game with 29,999 combined points.

James, who made his NBA debut at the age of 18, is also the youngest player to score 1,000 points, 10,000 points, and 20,000 points, and is the youngest Rookie of the Year winner and the youngest All-Star Game MVP.

When it's all said and done, James has a chance to hit some rarefied heights in the NBA's record books. The four-time MVP currently ranks 20th in scoring, and sits 13,408 points back of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At his current rate of 27.3 points per game, James needs approximately six more seasons to eclipse Abdul-Jabbar's all-time mark of 38,387.

In the meantime, James sets his sights on 19th place in scoring, which belongs to Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West and his 25,192 points.