James became the youngest player to hit 24,000 points when he scored 32 points to help the Cavaliers beat the Los Angeles Clippers–passing Lakers great Kobe Bryant, who did it a year and 58 days older than James. The four-time MVP James just turned 30 on December 30.
Future Hall of Famers James and Bryant recently went head-to-head at Staples Center last Friday in a victory by the Cavaliers. James had 36 points, five rebounds and five assists against Bryant’s 19 points, six rebounds and career-high 17 assists.
But while James has overtaken Bryant in the list, the two-time NBA champion still has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to overall career points.
Bryant, who also has three more titles than James, just climbed to third in the all-time scoring list last month with over 32,400 points. Legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36, 928) are in the top two with Michael Jordan, considered the greatest of all time, dropping to fourth with 32,292 points, according to basketball-reference.com.
source: sports.inquirer.net
