LeBron James is very close to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his record number of points scored in the NBA. Fans are snapping up tickets to upcoming Lakers games to witness this historic moment.
This will once again revive the debate on the best player of all time against Michael Jordan. By scoring 26 points during the Lakers’ success against Indiana (112-111) on the night of Thursday to Friday, LeBron James got even closer to the record for the most points scored in the NBA.
With 38,325 points scored since the start of his career in October 2003, the star of the Californian franchise is now 62 points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 pts). On the verge of signing a grandiose performance, LeBron James will therefore mark the history of basketball and sport when he registers this 63rd point necessary to overtake the now 75-year-old legend. Fans are snapping up tickets for matches where he could break the record.
A record broken against OKC or the Bucks
Even before the game of the night against the Pacers, the price of tickets for the next meetings of the Lakers and LeBron James has risen sharply. If the average ticket for the matchup against Indiana was trading around $338 and that against the New Orleans Pelicans was only $300, the tickets for the games against OKC and against Milwaukee soared.
Against the Thunder, it costs an average of 1075 dollars while against the partners of Giannis Antetokounmpo the price has already reached 1231 dollars.
In fact, except for crazy performances, the Lakers star should not break KAJ’s record against the Pelicans. But with a match around 30pts, he will have a chance to achieve it on the night of Tuesday to next Wednesday against OKC in front of his Crypto.com Arena audience. Good news for enthusiasts, there are still many places available with a first price around 326 dollars. But the average amount is now around 1150 dollars, an increase of 390% compared to the start of the season.
On the Ticketmaster resale platform, you can also find two seats near the floor are on sale for 200,000 dollars. And if LeBron James doesn’t get past master Kareem Abdul-Jabbar against the Thunder, he’ll have another opportunity to do so in front of Angelenos fans in a clash against the Milwaukee Bucks…the other franchise with which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in the NBA before shining at the Lakers.
