LeBron James Becomes Youngest Basketball Player To Score 30,000 Points, Congratulates Himself

LeBron James is changing the history of basketball, as he became the youngest player ever to surpass 30,000 points during his NBA career.

The athlete reached the coveted score on Tuesday night with a phenomenal shot which ended the first quarter of the game of his team against the San Antonio Spurs.

The previous record holder of the title was Kobe Bryant, who is now second, with James in the lead by 444 days. And as can be expected, he is pretty proud of himself — so much, in fact, that he decided to congratulate himself on his own achievement in a tongue-in-cheek manner, posting a comment on a picture of his younger self.

In his comment, he was talking to the younger LeBron, encouraging him not to forget to appreciate himself for what he has done and how far he has managed to come.

The note, surprisingly, has managed to stir up some controversy as it looks like most commenters are not taking it as a joke at all, seeing LeBron in a new narcissistic light.

Regardless of the nature of his comment, the player’s achievement is indisputable, and there has been a lot of positivity around his current status in basketball.

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Wanna be one of the first to Congratulate you on this accomplishment/achievement tonight that you’ll reach! Only a handful has reach/seen it too and while I know it’s never been a goal of yours from the beginning try(please try) to take a moment for yourself on how you’ve done it! The House you’re about to be apart of has only 6 seats in it(as of now) but 1 more will be added and you should be very proud and honored to be invited inside. There’s so many people to thank who has help this even become possible(so thank them all) and when u finally get your moment(alone) to yourself smile, look up to the higher skies and say THANK YOU! So with that said, Congrats again Young King 🤴🏾! 1 Love! #striveforgreatness🚀 #thekidfromakron👑

A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Jan 23, 2018 at 7:29am PST

Many younger players look up to LeBron as an idol, and even though he has had his fair share of controversy around him, he is still one of the fan favorites for plenty of good reasons.

It will be great to see him continuing on this path in the future, and possibly becoming the most celebrated basketball star to have ever lived. Moreover, at this point, we are sure we will get to hear plenty on the subject from LeBron himself.

Celebrities like Drake, Kevin Hart, and JAY-Z have taken to social media to congratulate LeBron on his success. The NBA icon was very touched by their messages.

MUST-SEE: @KingJames watches and reacts to the outpouring of love & laughs from celebs, @NBA players and his family celebrating his 30K-point milestone. pic.twitter.com/JVIQWjTfZF

— FOX Sports Ohio (@FOXSportsOH) January 25, 2018