At 4 in the morning Italian, LeBron James plays the first match-point for the All-Time points record.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 36 points adrift, a tally surpassed on 9 occasions this season.
Waiting for the inevitable record, LeBron comments on his first professional basket:
Before 38,352 points, he had two.@KingJames reflects on his first bucket in the league pic.twitter.com/JiFj1ogZKg
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 7, 2023
Going into more detail, the Chosen One has to his credit 2,088 dunks and 7,091 baskets within 5 feet of the rim.
The remainder of his 14,000 baskets:
LeBron James has made 14,040 regular-season field goals.
Dunks? 2,088.
Longest shot? 83 feet.
A look at his FGM by distance as he sits 36 points from breaking the NBA’s career points record entering the @Lakers‘ game vs. the @okcthunder tonight at 10 p.m. ET on @NBAonTNT. pic.twitter.com/scwQecv7tc
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) February 7, 2023
Soon.
King Countdown pic.twitter.com/OBkV6GTpZX
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 7, 2023
