LeBron James (40, LA Lakers, photo) became the first American professional basketball (NBA) player to score 40,000 career points. James achieved his 40,000th career point by scoring a layup shot at 1 minute and 21 seconds in the second quarter of the game against Denver on the 3rd. James was 9 points out of 40,000 before today's game.

After James achieved the record, when operation time was called, the audience gave a standing ovation and a commemorative video of James was shown in the stadium. James celebrated his record achievement by holding the 40,000-point ball above his head.

James scored 26 points (4 rebounds, 9 assists), the most on the team that day. However, the game was lost to Denver 114-124. I told James before the game, “We will stop (the record from being achieved). Denver superstar Nikola Jokic, who declared war by saying, “I will stop it with 8 points,” scored 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists, giving James only his personal record and taking the team victory for himself. 메이저사이트

James, who reached the unprecedented 40,000-point milestone, said, “It’s pretty cool to be the first player to achieve something in the historic NBA. It's great to compete together in a league with the best players. But the most important thing to me is victory. “I really hate it when a record comes out of a lost game,” he said.

James, who surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's (77) career scoring record (38,387 points) on February 8 last year and became the new owner of the NBA's career scoring record in 39 years, is averaging 25 points per game this season even at his age. there is.

James' continued performance is considered a 'strange thing' even in the NBA. Since John Stockton (62), who scored an average of 10.8 points in the 2002-2003 season, James is the only player over 40 to score double digits. 토토사이트