LeBron James officially became the first player in NBA history to do this.. TOP 10 of all time
BASKETBALL, NBA – With 17 in just 24′ in the Los Angeles Lakers’ easy victory against the Utah Jazz, LeBron James surpassed the milestone of 39,000 career points, the first to do so, he who last season became the leading scorer League All-Time. While he was there he also became 7th all time for triples made.
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After overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and becoming the first scorer in NBA history, LeBron James can now only think about his Los Angeles Lakers:
there is an NBA Cup to win in Las Vegas at the beginning of December, and a title to be conquered possibly next June.
The book of personal records, however, continues to update inexorably, he who will turn 39 on December 30th and is the oldest player in the League:
speaking of 39, last night he surpassed the milestone of 39 thousand points, a wall which evidently no one has ever achieved and once again the native of Akron is the first and only one to do so.
THE KING STANDS ALONE π
The first player ever with 39,000 points and counting!@KingJames | @Lakers pic.twitter.com/VDvNvMyecv
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 22, 2023
Just 24 minutes on the court were enough in the Lakers’ very easy 131-99 victory against the Utah Jazz, a result that allows the yellow-purple to secure a pass for the quarter-finals of the In-Season Tournament thanks to their fourth success in as many games.
For LeBron, 17 points in total and the triple 7′ from the end of the first quarter was worth reaching the 39,000 mark, unapproachable for anyone in the history of the NBA so far.
With this triple LeBron James has now scored 39,000 points in his NBA career π
π NBA In-Season Tournament
πWest Group A action on TNT pic.twitter.com/xfRaMOE1f7— NBA (@NBA) November 22, 2023
Speaking of triples, King James also became the seventh All-Time for three-pointers made in his career, 2,291:
in front of him are Damian Lillard and Kyle Korver, in command is obviously the specialist Stephen Curry with 3,462, a record that is updated night after night, like that of the King’s points who now has the 40 thousand threshold in his sights!
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