LeBron James is now the first in the NBA history to 39,000 career points in the NBA
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James who apparently sets records in most of his played games in the NBA is now in his 21 year NBA career. On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the No. 1 spot on the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring list (38,387 points) while playing against Oklahoma City Thunder.
Now, LeBron sets the new record for most points in a game in any player’s 21st season on November 17, 2023 by scoring 35 points against the Portland Trail Blazers and also broke his own record two nights after he scored 37 points against the Houston Rockets on November 19, 2023. Now every time James steps on the court, history stands on the line.
On Tuesday, LeBron entered his final group play In-Season Tournament game against the Utah Jazz with 38,995 career points. Earlier in the contest, he scored his fifth point and became the first player in NBA history to reach 39,000 for his career.
According to CBS SPORTS, LeBron has an average point of 26.4 per game this season and will take him roughly 38 more games to reach his 40,000th career point. They concluded that, “If that is his pace, he would cross that threshold on Feb. 13 at home against the Detroit Pistons. Of course, injuries are a factor here. Since joining the Lakers, James has played in just under 72% of their regular-season games. If that trend continues, point No. 40,000 should come on March 29 on the road against the Indiana Pacers.”
