LeBron reaches 40,000 scoring milestone

MANILA, Philippines -- Another feather in the cap for the ageless King.

LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 points, a feat earlier thought was untouchable.

James was able to reach the milestone in the opening minutes of the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Denver Nuggets.

He drove against his defender, Michael Porter Jr., spun and finished with a lefty layup to give the Lakers a 37-32 lead.

In the Lakers’ last game, James finished with 31 points against the Washington Wizards, putting him to just nine points from the 40,000 mark.

And now, he has done it.

The 39-year-old forward currently has nine points, nine assists and two rebounds as Los Angeles leads the defending champions, 75-71.

Considered by many as the greatest NBA player of all time, James surpassed the long-standing record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last year.