Marking a history, the Los Angeles Lakers' 40-year-old star, LeBron James, became the first NBA player to make 50,000 points on Tuesday night.?
LeBron James, the American basketball power forward, came into the Lakers' game against the New Orleans Pelicans, needing just a single point to reach 50,000 points for his career in the regular season and the postseason.?
At the age of 40 years, James has already entrenched himself as the NBA's all-time leading scorer in both the regular and playoff competitions. He has delivered consistent performance, showing unprecedented victories and durability throughout his career.?
During his 22nd season, James became the first player to score 50,000 points, equaling Vince Carter's record for most seasons played in NBA history.?
On the other hand, apart from James, only two players have at least 40,000 combined points so far. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has a career of 20 seasons, holds the second position in NBA history with 44,149 total points and Karl Malone (41,689).?
James surpassed the mark with a 3-pointer early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 136-115 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Additionally, he is currently almost 6000 points ahead of any other player in the history of the NBA.?
While LeBron James tops the list of the all-time NBA scoring chart with 50,000 points and counting. At second stands Abdul-Jabbar's total career points with 44,149 points.
On the other hand, Karl Malone stands at the third position with 41,686 career points, followed by Kobe Bryant, the American basketball shooting guard, in the fourth position with 39,283 career points.?
Meanwhile, the fifth spot is secured by Michael Jordan, who played most of his career with the Chicago Bulls. He has 38,279 points over his career.?
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player, widely known for being one of the greatest all-around players of all time.
During his career span, he won National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Miami Heat (2012-2013), the Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), and the Los Angeles Lakers (2020). Additionally, in 2023, he became the NBA's all-time leading scorer when he broke all the records (38,387) earlier held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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