LeBron James Cements His Legacy On Basketball Court, Becomes First Player In History To Achieve Special Milestone

NBA: LeBron James has stunned the world once again with his brilliance on the Basketball court. LeBron has become the first player in the history of NBA to score 50,000 career points. James extended his lead and became the league's all-time record scorer and this is a tally that doesn't look like being surpassed. The Lakers locked horns with New Orleans Pelicans when the legendary player was on 49,999 regular and postseason points. James had delivered a 17-point performance in Lakers' win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

The 40-year-old Basketball superstar just needed one point to breach the 50,000 mark during the Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans game. LeBron has been in some fine form and is currently playing his 22nd season. James had some help from Luka Doncic and he ended up scoring a  25-foot three-pointer to move to 50,002 points. The match was being played at the Crypto.com Arena crowd.

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LeBron Reacts To His Record-Breaking Feat

The 40-year-old superstar accumulated 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Doncic on the other hand was equally impressive as he delivered 30 points and 15 assists which helped the Lakers to win  136-115 – their seventh straight victory.

'I’m not going to sugar-coat it, it’s a hell of a lot of points. I’m super blessed to be able to put that many points up in the best league in the world and with the best players in the world throughout my career. So it’s pretty special', James said after the match.

Prior to this, James had shattered Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous all-time regular-season with a score of  38,387 points. James scripted the record in 2023. Michael Jordan is fifth on the all-time scoring list with 38,279. As far as active NBA players are concerned, Kevin Durant is the only player behind LeBron with over 35,000 points.

LeBron James' Legendary Achievements

King James is the first player in the history of the NBA to reach 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 10,000 assists. This is one record that is unlikely to be shattered anytime soon. With 50,000 points in his kitty, LeBron also is the all-time leading scorer.

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