LeBron James and the Cavaliers will take on the Spurs on Tuesday night in San Antonio as they look to get a quality win for the first time in weeks, as they’ve gone 3-9 over their last 12 games, with the most recent two wins coming against Orlando.
While the Cavs are far from a historic team this season, LeBron himself is about to etch his name into the history books once again. James will hit 30,000 points for his career on Tuesday night, provided he can score seven points, which will make him the seventh player in NBA history to accomplish that feat (eighth if you include ABA scoring to let Dr. J into the mix).
James will join Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in their legendary group and it’s something worth celebrating, even for someone who’s accomplished as much as James has. LeBron got his celebration, or at least the self-reflecting portion of it, out of the way early on Tuesday before he even reached the milestone as he took to Instagram to offer a congratulatory message to his younger self, the Young King, for putting in the work to get to where he is.
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?
Is it a bit bizarre to congratulate yourself before you even accomplish the thing you’re about to accomplish? Yeah, a little bit. But if there’s anyone that can get away with it, it’s LeBron and with only seven points to go, he can feel pretty assured he’ll get there tonight. James basically tells himself to enjoy the moment and allow himself to reflect on the journey to get there rather than simply pushing on to the next thing, which is a pretty good message even if it’s wrapped up in a bit of a weird self-congratulatory packaging.
