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LeBron James Becomes Youngest NBA Player to Reach 28,000 Career Points

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LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 28,000-point plateau during the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the New York Knicks on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

The 32-year-old reached the milestone in the second quarter, when he drilled a deep fadeaway jump shot over Courtney Lee, as the NBA documented on Twitter:

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With this basket, #LeBronJames became the youngest player to reach 28,000 career points! Congrats, King. #DefendTheLand #NBAonABC https://t.co/SE2qL7Iw5b

February 4, 2017 at 6:21:04 PM PST

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