LeBron James becomes first NBA player to reach 40,000 points

[Eugene]

Source: Al Jazeera

LeBron James becomes first NBA player to reach 40,000 points

The LA Lakers forward reached the milestone in his 21st season in the NBA, but termed it ‘bittersweet’ as it came in a loss against Denver Nuggets.

3 Mar 2024

LeBron James has become the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career points, scoring on a driving layup in LA Lakers’ home game against the Denver Nuggets.

James became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader more than a year ago when he passed former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2022. Abdul-Jabbar had 38,387 points over 20 seasons.

James entered Saturday’s game with a career average of 27.1 points per game over 1,474 contests in 21 NBA seasons.

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[FarPoint]

1. Lets look back in time.....

The 3-point basket became official in 1980 I think......so, many baskets made by the previous leaders like Pete Maravich, Kareem etc... did not get 3-point credit for many of their baskets....

Just a thought...