LeBron James continues to make history as a basketball player in the best league in the worldthe NBA and it should be mentioned that, in addition, he had played a total of 1,204 consecutive games since January 6, 2007, scoring at least 10 points.
And this streak helped James become the first player in the history of the league to reach 40,000 points in a game where the Los Angeles Lakers They were defeated by the Denver Nuggets with a score of 114-124. James finished the match with a total of 40,017 points and the number will continue to rise.
“No one has ever done it. For me, to be in this position at this point in my career, it’s great.. Being able to achieve things in this League, with the best players who have ever played, has been a dream and all the feats and milestones throughout my career mean something to me. Obviously, There is a pecking order to which are more important than others, but I would be lying if I said this doesn’t mean anything, because it absolutely does.LeBron said before the game. “I hate that this happened in a defeat. It’s about winning.”he said later.
All-time leading scorer in the league
It was on February 8, 2023 when the native of Akron, Ohio became the all-time leading scorer in the NBA, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Los Angeles Lakers legend, who scored a total of 38,387 points in his career. The milestone achieved by James is one that continues to add reasons to be placed in the debate about Who is the best player of all time?
Players with the most points scored in NBA history
- LeBron James: 40,017
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387
- Karl Malone: 36,928
- Kobe Bryant: 33,643
- Michael Jordan: 32,292
- Dirk Nowitzki: 31,560
- Wilt Chamberlain: 31,416
- Shaquille O’Neal: 28,596
- Kevin Durant: 28,372
- Carmelo Anthony: 28,289
A triple double of another level: 40,000+10,000+10,000
While LeBron will always be remembered for his great scoring ability and for having set his own points record in the league, the player is much more complete. than is believed and is the only player in the history of the league to accumulate 10,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, ranking 33rd in the NBA’s historical ranking, and has distributed 10,000 assists, being the fourth best assister in the league. only behind John Stockton, Jason Kidd and Chris Paul.
We can also add the fact that he is the player who has been chosen the most times for the NBA All-Star Game with a total of 20a figure he reached this season and demonstrating once again the high level of play that he continues to maintain despite being almost 40 years old.
“We won’t be seeing this for much longer and we have to appreciate it while it’s here… Just appreciate it for what it has given to the gamewhat he continues to give to the game and his knowledge, his performance,” he said Lakers head coach Darvin Ham “honored to be able to coach him and see him firsthand”. Because everything James does has epic overtones at this point. Each of their performances is already history passing before our eyes.
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