LeBron James breaks the NBA record for points
LeBron James, the star of the Los Angeles Lakers, broke the record for the best scorer in the history of the American Basketball Association, surpassing the record of 38,387 points that had stood for 39 years in the name of legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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| An immortal moment and a historic celebration.. LeBron James is the top scorer in the NBA |
At the age of 38, the “king” added a new title to his abundant career, after being crowned 4 times in the prestigious league, and he achieved this achievement in his 20th season in the “NBA” league, by scoring his 36th point from a shot 6 meters away, at the end of the third quarter of a confrontation. Lakers with Oklahoma City, raising his score to 38,388 points.
James raised his hands high in relief.
In a historic moment, the match stopped when the score was 104-99 to Oklahoma City, and the celebrations began at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, in the presence of Abdul-Jabbar, who was the first to congratulate him.
League commissioner Adam Silver, who addressed a speech on this occasion, was also attended by actors, celebrities and dignitaries, while a congratulatory message from President Joe Biden was broadcast on television after the expected achievement.
"Being able to attend a legend and a great player like Karim means a lot to me," said James, moved.
And he continued, after thanking his family and fans, "I thank everyone who stood with me on the journey of the last 20 years, because I would not have achieved this without your help, your passion and your sacrifices that helped me get here."
"Thank you both for allowing me to be a part of something I could not have dreamed would be better than tonight in a million years," LeBron thanked league commissioner Silver and his late predecessor David Stern.
In addition to his league titles, he won the best player award in the final 4 times, in addition to the best player award for the season 4 times as well.
He participated in the All-Star Game 19 times, not to mention the Best Rookie Award and two Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.
At the age of 18, James became the youngest player in the history of the "Draft" when his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, chose him in first place in 2003 and he remained in its ranks until 2010.
He moved to the Miami Heat until 2014, and won the league title with him in 2012 and 2013, alongside stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
He returned to the Cavaliers and stayed with him until 2018, winning the 2016 title and crowning the title with a different third team, after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the crown in 2020.
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