LeBron James prolonged his all-time scoring file on Saturday by changing into the primary NBA participant to achieve 40,000 regular-season factors.
The Los Angeles Lakers star handed the overall with a driving left hand layup early within the second quarter, resulting in a standing ovation from the Crypto.com Enviornment crowd. There was no stoppage in play, but it surely was acknowledged through the ensuing timeout with a video tribute and one other ovation.
40,000. pic.twitter.com/YlWX00aea1
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 3, 2024
The Lakers video tribute to LeBron James that performed after he was introduced the sport ball throughout a timeout after changing into the primary participant in league historical past to achieve 40,000 factors. pic.twitter.com/DLZygRusAY
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 3, 2024
He entered the matchup in opposition to the Denver Nuggets 9 factors away from 40,000. The milestone comes only a 12 months after he handed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for probably the most profession factors in NBA historical past.
Counting each playoff and regular-season factors, James already eclipsed 40,000 factors — he had 48,014 coming into Saturday. Nevertheless, he is the primary to ever accomplish the feat within the common season alone.
Here is how the sports activities world reacted to James passing 40,000 factors.
LeBron James: Founding member of the 40K factors membership 👑 pic.twitter.com/Cm3Mf3Qjhs
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 3, 2024
Numbers do not lie.
But once more, @kingjames has rewritten the equation for greatness: 40k factors, 10k assists, 10k rebounds. Really one in all one. #WeAreAllWitnesses pic.twitter.com/GuucylJI27
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) March 3, 2024
A tier of his personal 👏
40,000 for @kingjames 👑 pic.twitter.com/hdpWyKzmlQ
— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) March 3, 2024
Congratulations to LeBron James for being the primary and solely participant in NBA historical past to attain 40,000 factors! I am so glad I used to be right here to witness such an unimaginable feat! @KingJames pic.twitter.com/IdfjsrSLKJ
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) March 3, 2024
40k!!!! Man he is one thing else 🙌🏾
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) March 3, 2024
Congrats @KingJames
High of the highest https://t.co/366ieBA5Ij— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorld37) March 3, 2024
I did my half serving to LeBron get to 40,000 factors 😂 pic.twitter.com/GRt9die24R
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) March 3, 2024
