King Lebron James

James hit another milestone in a losing effort to the Celtics Thursday night [February 27,2008].

James hit the mark on a dunk that made it 63-54 with 4:54 left in the third quarter. James reached the 10,000-point milestone at 23 years and 59 days, more than a year younger than Kobe Bryant was when he hit the milestone in 2003 (24 years, 193 days). It took James 368 games to do it—the ninth-fastest in league history.

Before the end of the 2nd quarter, LeBron James hopped off the court and limped to the locker room, unsure if he'd be able to return for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sure enough, the All-Star forward came back and became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 points. That still wasn't enough to beat the Boston Celtics.

That makes James the youngest to ever reach the 10,000 career point milestone.