LeBron James holds the record for points scored in the NBA since last night with 33,390 points in the regular season. The Los Angeles Lakers player broke this record thanks to his hard work and exceptional longevity.
LeBron James is on top of the basketball world. He is now the record holder for points scored in the regular season of the most famous basketball league, the NBA. Last night, under the colors of the Los Angeles Lakers, “King” James broke this record against the Oklahoma City Thunders. LeBron James has now scored 33,390 points.
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And this record is likely to last. From Cleveland to Los Angeles, via Miami, LeBron James has made his class speak on many floors for 20 seasons. Today, apart from the holder of this mythical record, no active player is part of the Top 10 of the best scorers. If former holder Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has kept the top spot since 1989, the LeBron James era at the top of the rankings should last a very long time too.
If LeBron James has built this record with unprecedented regularity, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had marked his era thanks to his exceptional longevity. The “Captain” played 20 seasons in the NBA, like LeBron James, but during his last years his point per game average had dropped.
However, LeBron James is experiencing a second youth. Thanks to enormous recovery and preparation work, the weight of the years has almost no effect on the winger and his stats. Of his first 19 seasons, he finished 16 seasons with more than 60 regular season games on the clock. The 2020-21 season was his “lowest” in number of appearances with 45 appearances.
As for the number of baskets, it is yet another matter. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar built his record thanks to his exceptional size for his time between 1969 and 1989, with his 2m18, the former Milwaukee Bucks player martyred the rackets of the NBA. His shot with the almost coiled arm, the almost unstoppable “Sky Hook”, was his favorite weapon to shape his record.
LeBron James is the prototype of the modern complete player. He is smaller than his eldest with his 2m06, but he has an incredible physique with his 113 kilos. It is therefore difficult to jostle near the circle. Moreover, the native of Akron, Ohio is more than skilled with the ball in hand and his power makes him unstoppable. Finally, LeBron James also has a mid-range shot, behind the three-point line. If he evolved close to the circle in the early 2000s, LeBron James managed to adapt to the Stephen Curry era and the multiplication in the game of three-point shots.
