{"id":517188,"date":"2026-03-06T02:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/517188\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:13:20","slug":"cooper-flagg-hits-youngest-nba-scoring-milestone-follows-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/517188\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg hits youngest NBA scoring milestone, follows LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flagg is now the second youngest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 points.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper Flagg delivered another epic achievement in his first NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/37664-cooper-flagg.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cooper  Flagg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/leagues\/59-nba.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-126312-any150x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cooper  Flagg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/37664-cooper-flagg.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-420981-crop100x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cooper  Flagg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMIN:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t34.07<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPTS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t20.39 (55.49%)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tREB:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6.55<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4.12<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tST:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1.18<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tBL:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0.8<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTO:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2.2<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGM:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t49<\/p>\n<p>In his much-awaited return after missing eight consecutive games due to foot issues, the Dallas sensation instantly delivered a major feat in the league record books.<\/p>\n<p>With a putback shot during the 9:51 mark of the first quarter against the Orlando Magic, Flagg has finally reached 1,000 career points.<\/p>\n<p>He is the second youngest player ever to do that, just behind Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2029716439691616605\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The reigning No. 1 overall pick would have passed James if it weren&#8217;t for his left midfoot sprain. Nevertheless, it remains a special accomplishment for Flagg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As Flagg is now healthy and playing, Mavs fans can finally continue watching his brilliant first season, in which he is averaging 20.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_6\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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