LeBron James Becomes First Player in NBA History to Score 40,000 Points

Father Time stands defeated yet again by none other than LeBron James yet again as the iconic NBA superstar scripted unprecedented history today by becoming the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points.

James started the game against the Denver Nuggets and went on a quick scoring blitz in the first quarter, scoring 5 quick points, before he was sat down to rest of the rest of the quarter.

The crowds watched in sheer anticipation as he inched closer to the historic mark which was now just 4 points away.

Just 14 seconds into the second quarter, James make light work of the Nuggets defense as he cut through them to get to the basket for a quick bucket, but then missed a free throw to claim the and-1.

LeBron, who was seemingly itching to get over the finish line, then shot a three pointer to get the job done, but couldn’t make it happen as the crowds were left waiting eagerly.

And with 10:39 left on the clock, James cut to the basket with a suave spin move and laid up the basketball with ease to finally cross the mark and etch history.

Lakers coach Darvin Ham then called for a timeout with 9:16 left on the clock, as James took a muted celebratory walk back to his bench as the crowd broke into thundering applause.

There was an in-arena video presentation, which was preceded and followed by James raising the ball over his head to the delight of fans, many of whom were wearing his Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat or St. Vincent–St. Mary High School jersey.

The ball James used to score the milestone hoop was removed from the game.

When asked about his thoughts on reaching the historic mark after his game-winning performance against the Washington Wizards earlier this week, LeBron said, “No one has done it. And for me to be in this position at this point and time in my career, I think it’s pretty cool. But is it one of the top things I’ve done in my career? No. Does it mean something? Of course. Why wouldn’t it?”

James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark of 38,387 points to become the league’s leading scorer on Feb. 7, 2023, against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He reached 39,000 points on Nov. 21 in an In-Season Tournament game against the Utah Jazz.

And now, LeBron has finally reached a peak that can’t seemingly be scaled by others for years to come.

(with agency inputs)