LeBron James gets close to breaking NBA’s all-time scoring record. See details

LeBron James scored 27 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’s 131-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, bringing him to within 36 points of surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA all-time scoring record. Despite a slow start, James finished the game strongly with nine rebounds and six assists. Lakers forward Anthony Davis led the team with 34 points and 14 rebounds.

The audience at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans cheered whenever James touched the ball, but the record-breaking moment seems to require a little more time – it is expected that James will break the record in front of a home crowd sometime this week.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who holds the NBA all-time scoring record of 38,387 points has stood in the position for close to 39 years – with Abdul-Jabbar surpassing Wilt Chamberlain on April 5, 1984. This was before LeBron James was even born.

LeBron James, who is considered to be in the latter stages of his career, is having one of his most productive seasons in terms of scoring. James is averaging 30.1 points per game. The historic moment of surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points is likely to occur in one of two upcoming home games: Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder or Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The expectation of James breaking the record has resulted in a significant increase in ticket prices for those games. The NBA has announced that any game where James has a reasonable chance of breaking the record will receive national broadcast coverage.

The Lakers have two highly anticipated games in the upcoming schedule, both of which will be broadcast nationally. On February 7, the Lakers will face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder at 10 pm ET on TNT. Two days later, on February 9, the Lakers will take on the Milwaukee Bucks at the same time and channel. On February 11, the Lakers will travel to play against the Golden State Warriors, with the game starting at 8:30 pm ET and will be broadcast on ABC.

FAQs:

  1. How old is LeBron James?
    38-years-old.
  2. When did LeBron start playing basketball?
    He started playing basketball in 5th grade.

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