Youngest player to score 40 points or more in a NBA game
- Who
- Cooper Flagg
- What
- 18:359 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United States (Salt Lake City)
- When
- 15 December 2025
At 18 years 359 days, Cooper Flagg (USA, b. 21 December 2006) became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 or more points in a game. Flagg recorded 42 points while playing for the Dallas Mavericks during their 140-133 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz on 15 December 2025.
Cooper Flagg became the first 18-year-old in NBA history to eclipse the 40-point mark.