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Taipei, Taiwan – LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record with 40,000 career points as they host the defending champion Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, California on March 3, 2024 Taipei time.
Before the game started LeBron James only needs 9 points to set 40,000 career points. He played almost 40 minutes the other night in overtime against the Washington Wizards and help the Lakers won (134-131).
LeBron James set the record after a left handed layup in the second quarter at 10:39 minutes to reach the 40,000 point milestone.
James becomes the first NBA player in history to reach 40,000 career points is just a remarkable feat of LeBron James entering the 21st season is behind 1,348 points to reach the 40k point-mark,
James reaches 39,000 points in November 2023 in a blowout win again Utah Jazz, James is currently averaging 25.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per games and only missed 8 games this 2023-2024 season.
