LA Lakers James (right) attempting an attack in the game against Denver on the 3rd

LeBron James (USA), the ‘King’ of the National Basketball Association (NBA), became the first player in history to reach the milestone of scoring 40,000 points in the regular season.

James, a member of the LA Lakers, scored 9 points until the beginning of the second quarter in a home game against the Denver Nuggets in the 2023-2024 NBA regular season held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA on the 3rd (Korean time), becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 points in the regular league. The score was surpassed.

James, who had scored 39,991 points before this game and was 9 points away from exceeding 40,000 points, scored a layup in 1 minute and 21 seconds in the second quarter to reach 40,000 points.

James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 regular season points during last season, and reached the 40,000 point mark this year.

In the NBA, which was launched in 1946, only seven players, including James and Abdul-Jabbar, have scored over 30,000 points.Of these, James is the only active player.

James, who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the first overall pick in the 2003 rookie draft, is showing performance that belies his age, averaging 25.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 7.9 assists this season until this game.

Born in 1984, he is the oldest player in the league, and his son Bronny, born in 2004, is expected to enter the NBA soon, so there is a possibility that there will be a scene where father and son stand on the court together.

After joining Cleveland, James went through Miami Heat (2010), Cleveland (2014), and has been with the LA Lakers since 2018.

James also achieved 40,000 points that day, becoming the first player in the league to achieve all of 40,000 points, 10,000 assists, and 10,000 rebounds. 스포츠토토