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LeBron James becomes youngest to 30K points, gets standing O from Spurs fans

ByNick Tylwalk|
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JANUARY 23: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts after scoring his 30,000 career point during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 23, 2018 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JANUARY 23: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts after scoring his 30,000 career point during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 23, 2018 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images)

King James just did something so impressive even the fans on the road had to give him some love.

It doesn’t take a hardcore NBA fan to know that LeBron James is one of the all-time greats (well, except for in the mind of Skip Bayless, we guess). But just in case you needed some more statistical validation of that fact, it arrived on Tuesday night.

in the first half of a Cavs road game at the San Antonio Spurs, James scored his 30,000th career point. It came in semi-dramatic fashion, as it was on a jumper that fell right before the end of the first quarter.

LeBron is only the seventh NBA player to rack up 30,000 points, and he’s now the youngest, beating Kobe Bryant by a little more than a year for that honor. The only other players to score at least that many points are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Dirk Nowitzki.

While it might have been nicer for James to reach the milestone at home in Cleveland, the fans in San Antonio certainly appreciate greatness, and they responded accordingly.

The other wish for LeBron would undoubtedly be that he reached that mark in a win. The Cavs have been in the news for reasons other than their good play as of late, including a team meeting where it’s been alleged that players — including newcomer Isaiah Thomas — pointed fingers at Kevin Love as the cause of some of their recent issues.

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At least for part of a game, James and his teammates can put that squabbling behind them and celebrate his undeniable greatness. But if this turns into a Spurs victory, and it was trending that way at the time of this article, scoring 30,000 points might fade into the background pretty quickly.

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