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LeBron James Scores 35,000th Career Point

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — LeBron James Thursday night became the youngest player in NBA history with 35,000 points, scoring 32 points during the Lakers loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

James was also the youngest in NBA history to 5,000 points, 10,000 points, 20,000 points and 30,000 points.

Only two other NBA players have scored more than 35,000 career points – Karl Malone with 36,928 and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, who remains the NBA all-time scoring leader with 38,387.

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