LeBron becomes youngest player to reach 28,000 points
USA Today Sports
It's a nice, round number in the career scoring column for the reigning King of the NBA.
With his fourth bucket from the field Saturday at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star LeBron James notched the 28,000th point of his 14-year run, making him the youngest player to hit that mark.
With this basket, #LeBronJames became the youngest player to reach 28,000 career points! Congrats, King.#DefendTheLand #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/SE2qL7Iw5b
— NBA (@NBA) February 5, 2017
NBA All-Time Leading Scorers
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38387 |
| 2 | Karl Malone | 36928 |
| 3 | Kobe Bryant | 33643 |
| 4 | Michael Jordan | 32292 |
| 5 | Wilt Chamberlain | 31419 |
| 6 | Dirk Nowitzki | 29797 |
| 7 | Shaquille O'Neal | 28596 |
| 8 | LeBron James | 28000 |
| 9 | Moses Malone | 27409 |
| 10 | Elvin Hayes | 27313 |
(Courtesy: Basketball-Reference.com)
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