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The king embraces eternity

Despite his 38 years and in a season of ups and downs with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James (Akron, Ohio, 1984) has drawn strength to definitively ascend to the Olympus of basketball. The forward was missing 36 points to pulverize the enormous number and, with a new monstrous performance, scoring 38 points, against the Oklahoma City Thunder, this morning he became the highest scorer in NBA history, one of the great records of the history of sports, in the words of James himself. The chosen one, the king, thus puts a finishing touch to a legendary career. Desktop code If you just got up… Good and historic morning pic.twitter.com/oggoWuW2ox— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code If you just got up… Good and historic days pic.twitter.com/oggoWuW2ox— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 AMP Code If you just got up… Good and historic days pic.twitter.com/oggoWuW2ox— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 Code APP If you just got up… Good and historic morning pic.twitter.com/oggoWuW2ox— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 More carats if one takes into account that he dethrones Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Legendary center, also for the Lakers, who had held the record since 1989. Despite the fact that both have had their friction in recent years, most of them related to James’s not very forceful position regarding the vaccination against Covid, the former player wanted to hand over to James first-hand and observed from the front row of the Crypto Arena (the old Staples Center), how his brand was dying with the passing of the minutes. There were no quarrels and the two top scorers of all time melted into an emotional hug while the Californian fans, who came to pay up to 100,000 euros for a ticket in the legal resale, embraced an ecstasy that at times seemed infinite. “People thought the record would never be broken,” James said after blowing up the wall. Record hunter James came to the NBA 20 years ago directly from high school and despite the fact that at the age of 18 the American press already gave him an almost divine aura, the forward has managed to exceed expectations. He has never stopped scoring, rebounding, assisting and, of course, winning. No one accumulates as many records as Akron’s, unbeatable since his debut until the glorious old age he is experiencing in the current season. Most consecutive games with at least 10 points (1,096), most games with at least 20 points (1,135), leading scorer in the NBA playoffs (7,631), most times chosen as the best player of the month by a conference (64), only player to reach 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists, fourth highest assist in league history… The adjectives are over for a player who, despite his efforts and extremely high level in recent seasons, has distilled that his level of play has not gone hand in hand with the sporting quality of his team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Desktop Code These words of KAREEM about LEBRON JAMES???? pic.twitter.com/qAYQ4imRFo— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code These words of KAREEM about LEBRON JAMES???? pic.twitter.com /qAYQ4imRFo— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 Code AMP These words of KAREEM about LEBRON JAMES???? pic.twitter.com/qAYQ4imRFo— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 Code APP These words of KAREEM about LEBRON JAMES ???? pic.twitter.com/qAYQ4imRFo— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 8, 2023 The Californians, despite being the most successful franchise in the NBA together with the Boston Celtics (17 championships) and having won one of the most labyrinthine rings that are remembered (in 2020, when the season was played in two rounds due to the coronavirus), they currently live indefinitely. Its high salary mass and the recurring injury problems of Anthony Davis, its second star, have turned a team accustomed to glamor and success into a survival kit. The Angelenos suffer for getting into the playoffs, a phase that they have not reached since 2020, when they were champions, and this season, despite the fact that they have grown as a group as the season progressed, they have not even guaranteed to get into the playin, a second chance to reach the postseason for the laggards in the competition. “I don’t want to end my career playing at this level from a team aspect. I am a winner. And I want to win and give myself the opportunity to win and still compete for a title… Playing basketball at this level just to play basketball is not in my DNA”, the Ohioan came to assure when the Lakers threatened to hit rock bottom. However, hand in hand with the forward, who seems to have taken it personally for the Lakers to return to the title race. Beyond his obvious genius on a basketball court, James has always ensured that what has allowed him reaching the last stages of his career at such a good level has been his almost obsessive concern for his body. As he has confirmed on several occasions, James spends close to a million euros a year on his health, a mix of state-of-the-art machines (hyperbaric and cryotherapy chambers), physiotherapists and cooks, in addition to having a gym in his luxurious mansion. as well equipped as the one in your team’s training camp. With a contract until the 24-25 season, during which time he will receive close to 90 million euros, the eternal man, the one who has very few dreams left to fulfill, has between his eyebrows to shelve his career with one last ring and being his son Bronny ‘s locker room partner , who will be able to enter the NBA draft next year . Time has shown that it is better not to bet against him.

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