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Taipei, Taiwan – LeBron James becomes the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career points as they host the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, California on March 3, 2024 Taipei time. Lakers loss to visiting Nuggets (124-114)
LeBron James only needs 9 points to set 40,000 career points. James reaches the milestone at 10:39 mark in the second quarter scoring 9 points with a left handed layup to become the first NBA player to reach the 40k point-mark.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with double-double performance with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
Despite the loss LeBron James finished the game with 26 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds playing 37 minutes. James now had a total of 40,017 points in counting after the game.
