By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 3 hours ago, Updated 1 hour ago
LeBron James scored 31 points against the Wizards last night. KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / AFP
Author of 31 points against the Washington Wizards on Thursday, the “King” now has 39,991 in the NBA.
While French prodigy Victor Wembanyama roared to achieve a prestigious home success Thursday against Oklahoma City (132-118), superstar LeBron James approached 40,000 points in the NBA regular season. No player has ever crossed it.
The “King” scored 31 points for a victory against the Washington Wizards after overtime (134-131) and has 39,991 points.
Barring injury, the 39-year-old colossus, in the heart of his 21st NBA season, has a very good chance of surpassing 40,000 on Saturday during a gala clash broadcast by a national channel against defending champion Denver (5:30 p.m. local time , 2:30 a.m. Sunday Paris time).
LeBron James seized the regular season points record in February 2023 by surpassing legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,390 points.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points to help his Golden State Warriors dominate the New York Knicks (110-99).
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