{"id":372389,"date":"2024-03-03T03:50:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T04:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=372389"},"modified":"2024-03-03T07:04:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T07:04:56","slug":"lebron-rewrites-nba-history-again-with-latest-feat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=372389","title":{"rendered":"LeBron rewrites NBA history again with latest feat"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James<\/a> brought up 40,000 points on Sunday afternoon and is still going strong in his 21st NBA<\/a> season as he tries to put his career scoring record out of reach.<\/p>\n

James drove past Michael Porter Jr. and hit a layup with 10:39 left in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>' 114-124 loss to the Denver Nuggets<\/a> for the historic basket.<\/p>\n

James received a standing ovation at the next timeout, while coach Darvin Ham gave him a congratulatory pat on the chest. There was an in-arena video presentation, which was preceded and followed by James raising the ball over his head.<\/p>\n

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\"LeBron<\/p>\n

James shot an airball on his first attempt of the night but responded by getting out in transition for a layup for his first points and prompting the Nuggets to use their first timeout. He then made a corner three-pointer before subbing out with 3:19 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

James checked back in to start the second quarter, attacking the basket 14 seconds into the period to set up the milestone score.<\/p>\n

James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\u2019s mark of 38,387 points to become the league\u2019s leading scorer in February 2023, against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He reached 39,000 points last November in an in-season tournament game against the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n

Ham was a young fan when Abdul-Jabbar was finishing out his career and assumed the record would never be challenged, let alone surpassed in the way James has.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere we are,\u201d Ham said pre-match. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a testament to Bron, just the time and resources he spends on himself, making sure not only he is healthy but he\u2019s healthy at a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n

James, 39, has also played the second-most regular season and most playoff minutes in league history. He is the only NBA player with at least 10,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists.<\/p>\n

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Nuggets coach Michael Malone spent five seasons with James as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2005-10 and remains in awe of how he can still play at such a high level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t get caught up in the number per se, but you just have to marvel at the continued greatness,\u201d Malone said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust to do what he\u2019s doing at this stage of his career, and it doesn\u2019t appear like he\u2019s slowing down at all, which is even scarier. When you take a step back, you just have to marvel at the longevity. But he\u2019s just not playing at this. He is playing effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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