( CNN ) -- For LeBron James the NBA records just keep on tumbling . The Miami Heat star notched up 20,000 career points against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday , becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach the milestone . And the fact he swiped the title from the other undisputed megastar of the league , Kobe Bryant , will only have added to his satisfaction . James was the youngest to reach 1,000 and 10,000 points and now at the tender age of 28 years and 17 days , he 's reached 20,000 over a year before his LA Lakers rival . Blog : How can Lakers rescue losing season ? The two are set to go head-to-head on Thursday night as the Heat take on the Lakers in Los Angeles . A haul of 25 points in the Heat 's 92-75 victory over the Warriors secured another slice of history for one of the finest players the NBA has ever seen . He took to social networking site Twitter to thank teammates and fans alike : `` I give everything to the game and I hope it continues to give back to me ! Love you so much ! `` More importantly I would n't be anything without my teammates over these 10 years ! Thanks guys . You 're the best . '' James reiterated his thanks in quotes reported by the Miami Herald : `` It was awesome . They 've given me an opportunity to be in this position because they trust me on the floor to make plays and make decisions . Both milestones are pretty cool . '' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra paid tribute to James ' tenacity after he was the victim of some roughhouse tactics from the Warriors . He added : `` Everybody was proud of him . It 's a big moment . We gave him the game ball and then everyone took a shot at him -- a punch , a jab , an elbow , whatever they could get in before he started hitting back . '' James also racked up assist number 5,000 in the same game , becoming the 13th player in history to reach 20,000 points and 5,000 assists .
Miami Heat 's Miami Heat 's becomes the youngest player in Golden State Warriors history to reach 20,000 . James reaches milestone with a haul of 25 points in clash with NBA . The 28-year-old was 13th to 1,000 and 20,000 points and is USA all time leading scorer .