LeBron James added 17 points and nine assists in the victoria 131-99 of Los Angeles Lakers about him Utah Jazz on Friday night, in a game in which the 38-year-old became the first player in NBA history to reach 39 thousand points.
James was already the best scorer in league history by surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 points the previous seasonbut what happened last night is something new in the annals of the most important basketball league in the world.
I haven’t had a chance to really understand what that means. There have been so many great players that have come through this league since the beginning of time, and so many great scorers. Being able to achieve something that is the first of anything, I think is always great. It’s an incredible moment
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LeBron’s longevity explained in a simple number, and not points
While LeBron tried to celebrate and assimilate what it means to reach that number of touchdowns in the NBAa journalist managed to get the player to put his feet on the ground by making him note that at 38 years old he is older than several coaches in the league, including the one yesterday with Utah, Will Hardywho is 35 years old.
“I’m older than who?” James said while smiling in surprise. “My God. That’s a good fact. That’s crazy.”
LeBron’s next challenge in the NBA
When LeBron James He debuted in the NBA 20 years ago, he was a young man of only 18 years of age, and he was not the youngest player in the league since that title belonged to Darko MIlicic, in 2003, but now he can claim the title of the oldest player currently to play for the NBA.
James could have one more mark in his already impressive history in the NBA that will take him straight to the Hall of Fame.
In the 1985-86 season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 23.4 points per game at age 39, to average the most points for a player who was then the oldest in the league.
In his rookie year James scored 20.9 average points, and since then he has never dropped below 20 points per game. This season, the boy from Akron, Ohio, has an average of 25.7.
This Saturday The Lakers play in Cleveland against the Cavaliersthe team with which LeBron debuted in the NBA, and surely the welcome will be no less than spectacular.
2023-11-25 18:36:49
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