The NBA’s all-time leading scorer added to his total Sunday (PHL), scoring 40,000 regular season points as the Los Angeles Lakers battled the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
LeBron James: Founding member of the 40K points club 👑 pic.twitter.com/Cm3Mf3Qjhs
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 3, 2024
Coming into the game nine points short of 40k, LeBron got his magic number with a left-handed layup off a spin move against Michael Porter Jr. early in the second quarter.
Reaching 40,000 points in front of your family. Congrats, King. pic.twitter.com/iGPUZ234uv
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 3, 2024
LeBron broke the scoring record previously held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last year, scoring his 38,388th point against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
For his career, LeBron is averaging 27.1 points per game. This season with the Lakers, James is going for 25.3 points per outing.
