LeBron James

The basketball legend is just 36 points away from beating the NBA's all-time scoring record.

[WBUR.org.](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/02/07/lebron-james-nba-scoring-record) Sherrod Blakely](https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/a-sherrod-blakely/) talks with Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes about the record long believed to be unreachable. Lebron James is set to break the NBA all-time scoring record

NBA history could be made Tuesday night, as LeBron James closes in on the all-time scoring record, set in 1984 by Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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If James doesn't break the record Tuesday, his next opportunity will come on February 9 when the Lakers host the Milwaukee Bucks. "I don't believe anyone is ever going to break his record," Inman, 30, said of James' exploits. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, resident told CBS MoneyWatch he plans to attend with his uncle, who is a Lakers season ticket holder. As with any live event, Lakers tickets this week are pricier the closer seats get to the action. Silver also said the league will pay tribute to James, once he surpasses Abdul-Jabbar, with a larger-scale celebration at All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City later this month. "People just enjoy being present when they see history, especially when you're talking about a record you'll likely never going to see occur again in our lifetime."

On Saturday, LeBron James moved within 36 points of breaking the NBA career scoring record in the Los Angeles Lakers' 131-126 loss to the New Orleans ...

At the time he said those words the Lakers had a record below .500 record and was out of playoff range, and James made it clear that tarnished the achievement. When James returned to Cleveland in 2016 to lead his hometown Cavs to their first NBA title, he wasn’t a better scorer or rebounder than he had been previously. And no one can object to the fact that the 1972 Miami Dolphins hold the only perfect season in NFL history. No athlete, good or great, ever regretted one second of being part of a championship team. If the achievement coincides with a win, the mood will be merrier, but the Lakers aren’t having a very good season and James will have some mixed emotions about his achievement either way. He has every chance of finishing the job in one of two home games this week, and when he does he will receive an extended standing ovation and prolonged recognition from the home crowd.

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$810 million $40 million $960 million $48 million Boras Corporation Scott Boras He is one of three basketball agents in the top 10. and he said I’m going with you” -— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) Since then, Paul has gone on to broker over $1 billion worth of contracts. Paul worked with James' previous agent, Leon Rose of CAA, before setting up Klutch Sports Group in 2012. Paul is a longtime friend of James. That number should soon jump to 30, as Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is

Lakers star LeBron James enters Tuesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder just 36 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career scoring ...

It was last Friday night, the Cavs had just pounded the Philadelphia 76ers, and Love’s old teammate LeBron James had just passed Magic Johnson for sixth all-time in assists in the Lakers’ win at Milwaukee. He’d just put down his phone, after a text exchange with the past. “Anytime I see the Lakers are on, and a lot of their games are on national TV, I’m turning it on. The Smiths are the ninth father-son pair LeBron has faced in his illustrious career. isn’t the first son of a former James opponent to make the legend feel old. 29, 2003, scoring 25 points in 42 minutes in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. For Dončić, he can’t even fathom being in this league long enough to accomplish what James is soon expected to. While everyone here is thinking about the record, the Lakers are still in the middle of a playoff race in a packed middle of the Western Conference. Going to be a long night for Jalen Williams, the rookie out of Santa Clara, if James is this aggressive all night long. That has not been the case for some of his teammates thus far tonight. Russell Westbrook just tossed a deep ball to James out of bounds after he thought his teammate missed James leaking out over the top initially. After one quarter, James has 8 points on 3-of-6 shooting in nine minutes and the Thunder lead, 36-34.

The Sporting News has you covered with live score and stat updates on what could be a historic night for LeBron James and the NBA.

10 p.m. 10 7:00 p.m. 7, which is 7 p.m. Viewers can also stream the game on Sling TV. Thunder from Crypto.com Arena will tip off around 10 p.m. - Time: 10:00 p.m. Thunder will air on TNT. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is expected to be at the game as well, as the NBA’s guest. Jay-Z is on hand to potentially witness history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in the building to hand the crown to his successor. The Sporting News has you covered with live score and stat updates on what could be a historic night for James and the NBA.

Former NBA superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a league-record 38,387 points in his 20-year career with the Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. James is averaging 30 ...

James, however, is currently one of the NBA’s leading scorers and is averaging as many points now at age 38 as he was when he led the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in 2008 at the age of 23. “He understood that he had to do it, he had to stretch in order to play for a long time. “When you talk about how he has done it [longevitywise], he was very smart at a very young age to surround himself with good people,” said Kidd, who says he may be able to attend Thursday’s Lakers home game against the Milwaukee Bucks if James is still chasing the record. “In a pickup game, he was down early and ran off eight to 10 points against grown men before heading out the gym after shooting a Stephen Curry-type of 3-pointer,” McCoy said. Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, who coached James with the Lakers and also played with him on USA Basketball, also marveled at James’ longevity, saying “none of us will be able to see this again.” I knew he would be able to figure out the league and learn how to shoot from deep from how he works. For those Cavs playing with James during his rookie year, they knew he was going to be superstar special before that first NBA bucket. 1 pick in the 2003 NBA draft scored 25 points in his first game, the most points by a prep-to-pro player in their NBA debut. “I knew he would figure things out in the NBA. James already had mammoth expectations that he would be the next NBA icon before playing his first pro game in 2003. “When I saw the tattoo in the locker room. It’s safe to say now that the four-time NBA MVP and four-time NBA champion has more than lived up to that titanic nickname.

LeBron needs 36 points to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and take over as the league's all-time leading scorer. The Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Oklahoma City ...

Oklahoma City will again be without its best defender as Lebron chases the scoring record.