Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is set to pass Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan on the NBA's all-time scoring list, and The King is excited about it.

James needs to score 13 points on Wednesday to pass Jordan for fourth place on the list. MJ scored 32,292 points during his legendary career with the Bulls and Wizards. LeBron enters Wednesday with 32,280 points.

Whatever your feelings are about LeBron James, you can't hate on this.

Yes, the Lakers have been a disappointment this season. Los Angeles is on the verge of missing the playoffs. If that happens, it will be the first time since the 2004-05 season that LeBron James isn't in the postseason.

But this is about the bigger picture. LeBron was raised by a single mother and wasn't even supposed to be here. The four-time MVP, like every hooper of this generation, looked up to Michael Jordan. The fact that he's about to pass His Airness is pretty cool.

LeBron would have passed Jordan earlier in the season had he not suffered that groin injury on Christmas against the Golden State Warriors. James missed 17 consecutive games.

On the season, LeBron James is averaging 27.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 8.0 assists while shooting 51.0 percent from the field.