All Hail The King: Lebron James Becomes First NBA Player In History To Hit 40,000 Points
NBA superstar Lebron James continued his reign on the throne on Saturday, Mar. 2, when he became the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points.
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LeBron James scores the bucket to become the first player in league history to score 40,000 career points 👑
DEN-LAL Live on ABC pic.twitter.com/I84Xd5hiWf
— NBA (@NBA) March 3, 2024
James’ wife, Savannah, mother, Gloria and daughter, Zhuri, all attended to witness King James make history once again.
LeBron James highlights how much it meant to make history with his daughter in attendance 🫶 pic.twitter.com/PJhniwRtc7
— NBA (@NBA) March 3, 2024
James netted the record-breaking basket in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Denver Nuggets, TMZ reports. The crown jewel of Akron, OH is in rare air as the “founding member” of the 40,000 point club after breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s longstanding all-time NBA scoring record of 30,000 points in February 2023.
LeBron James: Founding member of the 40K points club 👑 pic.twitter.com/Cm3Mf3Qjhs
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 3, 2024
He also accomplished a staggering 10,000 assists and 10,000 rebounds during his career. All of this on top of being, in fact, a good man, Savannah.
“To be quite honest with you, everybody wanted to see me fail when I got to the league. Everybody was just like… it’s no way he’s going to be able to exceed the expectations that’s put upon him.”
— LeBron James pic.twitter.com/mmNuylxCfX
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) March 3, 2024
Though entering the NBA straight out of high school, James has managed to avoid the common pitfalls of larger-than-life sports figures. Other than magically growing a new hairline in recent years, he’s maintained a squeaky-clean public persona of one of the all-time greats and a family man.
Congratulations to LeBron James for being the first and only player in NBA history to score 40,000 points! I’m so glad I was here to witness such an incredible feat! @KingJames pic.twitter.com/IdfjsrSLKJ
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) March 3, 2024
The sports world rejoiced with praises for King James’ accomplishment. However, his team’s loss also caught a few strays in the aftermath.
“I’m quite disgusted [in the Lakers]… The night Kobe [Bryant’s] statue was revealed, they lost. LeBron James passes 40,000 points, they lose that game… It seems like the big moments the Lakers don’t measure up to.”
— Stephen A. Smith🗣️
(via @ESPNNBA)pic.twitter.com/aVKkVAxwCe
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 3, 2024
Noticeably missing from the joyful noise was the billionaire baller‘s son, Bronny, Jr. The talented namesake seems busy trying to make a name for himself alongside his USC teammates. Cameras clocked James watching his son compete during a pre-game workout in the Lakers locker room. The proud papa even rocked the school’s colors while cheering him on.
Proud Trojan Dad ✌️
📷: @Lakers pic.twitter.com/13HVP1gksk
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) March 3, 2024
How does it feel to be God’s favorite, Lebron?
