Four-time MVP and Miami Heat megastar LeBron James continues to turn the NBA history books into his autobiography.
They say records are made to be broken, and James has apparently adopted that claim as a personal challenge.
During Miami's 122-121 double-overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night, the King forced his way into the now-28-man group of 23,000-point career scorers.
Naturally, he reached that impressive mark at a younger age than any player in NBA history, according to Fox Sports Hoops' Twitter account:
Why is this natural? Because James is basically the youngest to do anything in NBA history.
Last January, he became the youngest to clear 20,000 career points. The script was familiar by that point—he'd already been the youngest to hit 1,000 and 10,000 points. Scoring aside, he also holds "youngest ever" records for recording a triple-double, winning Rookie of the Year and taking home All-Star Game MVP honors.
And less than four months removed from his 29th birthday, he became the first player to reach the 23,000-point milestone bef ...
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