SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James became the youngest player ever with 30,000 career points, but LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points to lift the San Antonio Spurs over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers 114-102 on Tuesday night. James, who turned 33 on December 30, surpassed previous record holder Kobe Bryant by 444 days as the youngest player to hit the 30,000 figure. “I just started thinking about everything that my journey (has entailed) from being a kid that first picked up a basketball when I was five years old to first starting playing organized basketball when I was nine and all the way up until this point. “I’m looking forward to the moment when I can be done with the game and I can sit back with my family and my friends and we can drink some wine and talk about all the accomplishments that I had and feats I was able to accomplish.”

James, who needed seven points to reach the milestone, finished with 28. Even though he’s had a lot of individual success, he doesn’t feel comfortable with some of it.”

The 33-year-old James joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (30,808) on the list. While that was more than enough to get James into the club, it was not however enough for the Cavaliers to win the game. There was a very good chance history would be made on Tuesday, January 23, at the Spurs AT&T Center arena as James came into the game averaging 26.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game this season. 'Only a handful has reach/seen it too and while I know it’s never been a goal of yours from the beginning try (please try) to take a moment for yourself on how you’ve done it!
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers scores his 30,000th career regular-season point in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs. James becomes the youngest player to reach the milestone at age 33 years, 24 days, surpassing Kobe Bryant's previous record of 34 years, 104 days.