It feels like every time LeBron James steps on the court now, he makes another bit of NBA history. Recently it was passing Jason Kidd for fifth all-time in triple-doubles.
Tuesday night it was LeBron becoming the first player ever to 39,000 points.
With this triple LeBron James has now scored 39,000 points in his NBA career 👏
— NBA (@NBA) November 22, 2023
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LeBron passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last season to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, this is an extension of that but still another impressive feat.
For the Lakers, the good news is it came in a blowout win over the Jazz where Darvin Ham was able to keep LeBron to 24 minutes and not playing the fourth quarter (which helps in a back-to-back, the Lakers host Luka Doncic and the Mavericks Wednesday). LeBron finished with 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in a game where the Lakers clinched their path to the knockout stage, the quarterfinal round of the In Season Tournament.
