Miami's LeBron James has become the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.

James joined the illustrious scoring group Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors when he made a short jumper with 2:45 left in the second quarter to give him 20,001 career points. Entering Wednesday's matchup he only needed 18 points to reach the mark.

"The best part about it is I was in a rhythm, too, so it wasn't one of those forced shots," he said. "I was able to get the switch on David Lee and get to the elbow and make a shot. It's pretty cool."

James now replaces the Lakers Kobe Bryant, who was the previous youngest player to eclipse 20,000 points when he was 29 years, 122 days old. James was 28 years, 17 days old on Wednesday.

James already was the youngest player in league history to win Rookie of the Year, record a triple-double, score 1,000 points, score 10,000 points and win MVP honors at an All-Star game. Only Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain (29 years, 134 days) and Michael Jordan (29 years, 326 days) reached the latest milestone before turning 30.

James also is the 13th player with 20,000 points and 5,000 assists. The only active players to reach both marks are Bryant and Boston's Kevin Garnett.

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