LeBron James shy of 30K points but not short on confidence

12:38 PM ET

LeBron James has never lacked for confidence, so it makes sense that he would congratulate himself for reaching 30,000 career NBA points before he's actually reached the milestone.

A post on James' Instagram account that included a photo of a young James in his high school uniform starts: "Wanna be one of the first to Congratulate you on this accomplishment/achievement tonight that you'll reach!"

Since he's seven points shy of the mark, James received some blowback for the move ahead of Tuesday night's Cavaliers game at San Antonio.

One user responded to his post: "Find someone who loves you as much as LeBron loves LeBron."

To be fair, the last time James failed to score seven points in a regular-season game was Dec. 29, 2004, during his second season in the league. He's scored at least 10 in 836 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in NBA history. He's averaging 26.8 points per game.

James added: "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!"

When he does reach 30,000, James will join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Dirk Nowitzki in the club. He'll be the youngest to achieve the mark.

So it's fitting that James concludes: "Congrats again Young King."

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