November 23 ------ LeBron James has reached another milestone in his already-storied basketball career. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who is already No. 1 in the NBA’s all-time scoring record, hit 39,000 career points during LA’s matchup against the Utah Jazz at the Crypto.com Arena.
Coming in with 38,995 points game, the four-time league champion needed five points to reach the mark, and he did it in less than five minutes into the contest. Following a dunk and a pair of free-throw makes in the opening quarter, James hit a three-pointer at the 7:11 mark of the first to break the 39,000 mark.
Heading into their matchup against the Jazz, the Lakers were sixth in the Western Conference, 8-6, in the standings, Last February, ‘King James’ surpassed fellow Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous scoring record of 38,387 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the previous season. The former Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat star also ranks fourth all-time in total assists and has over 10,770 rebounds.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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