Make room, Kareem and the Mailman: King James has arrived.
LeBron James joined the 35,000-point club during the first half of Thursday's game against the Nets. He becomes the third player in NBA history to accomplish that feat, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. At 36 years and 50 days, James is the youngest of the three to reach the milestone. Abdul-Jabbar was 38 when he scored his 35,000th point, while Malone was 39.
James's milestone comes 19 years to the day after he was first featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, headlined "The Chosen One.