‘King’ James surpasses ‘Legend’ Abdul-Jabbar… NBA record for most points scored
‘King’ LeBron James (39, LA Lakers) surpassed ‘legend’ Karim Abdul-Jabbar (76) and became the new protagonist of the NBA’s all-time scoring record.
James threw a fade away shot from the front of the goal 10.9 seconds before the end of the third quarter in the 2022-2023 season NBA regular league home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, USA on the 8th (Korean time), scoring 36 points that day. increased by points.
James, who had recorded 38,352 points in his personal career until the previous game, accumulated 38,388 points, breaking Abdul-Jabbar’s record for the most in this category (38,387 points), which had not been broken for 34 years.
James, who wrote a great record, was delighted with open arms on the court.
The game was temporarily suspended and Abdul-Jabbar, who visited the stadium, congratulated LeBron by handing him the game ball.
Debuting with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003-2004 season, playing for the Miami Heat and Lakers, he experienced the team championship 4 times in 20 seasons, and was selected as the championship game and regular league MVP 4 times. Added one more shining record.
James is the only player with more than 10,000 points, 10,000 assists, and more than 10,000 rebounds in his career, the only player to have more than 40 points in one game against all 30 clubs, the most consecutive (19 seasons) season average of more than 20 points, the most games (1,172 games to this day) ) has already set many records, including more than 20 points.
James set a record in 20 seasons, just like Abdul-Jabbar (1969-1989), but in terms of games played, he reached 38,387 points faster.
Abdul-Jabbar played 1,560 games in his career, and James surpassed the seniors in less than 1,410 games.
James is showing off his performance comparable to that of the young aces of each team even at the age ahead of his retirement, and it is expected that he will rise to the top of 40,000 points in his career.
James, who warmed up wearing headphones with the words ‘38,388’ and did not hide his desire to break records, actively attacked the goal post from the beginning and accumulated goals. 바카라사이트
The crowd paid much more attention to James scoring than to the match between the two teams. There were cheers when James scored and exclamations of regret when his shot went around the rim.
Abdul-Jabbar and James’ best friends, who retired in 2019, such as NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Magic Johnson, as well as several celebrities such as actor Denzel Washington and rapper Jay-Z, visited the stadium to share a historic moment.
Java, who had been watching the game with a calm expression, began to laugh when James scored a layup that narrowed the gap with his record to one point in the third quarter.