{"id":398122,"date":"2023-02-06T08:38:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=398122"},"modified":"2023-02-06T08:38:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:38:15","slug":"james-on-verge-of-becoming-nbas-all-time-leading-points-scorer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/james-on-verge-of-becoming-nbas-all-time-leading-points-scorer\/","title":{"rendered":"James on verge of becoming NBA&#8217;s all-time leading points scorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is on the verge of becoming the NBA&#8217;s all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old James now needs just 36 points to pass fellow Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar&#8217;s record 38,387 career points after contributing 27 points in the Lakers&#8217; 131-126 loss to the Pelicans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">36 points away\u2026 LeBron James approaches the all-time scoring record \ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>Choose <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KingJames<\/a> as your favorite player in the NBA App to follow the quest, see exclusive content and highlights, get real-time updates and MORE!<br \/>\ud83d\udcf2: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dfsg3zkTrn\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/dfsg3zkTrn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCZz6BH5qa\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vCZz6BH5qa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1622105236989960192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;King James&#8221; has shown no sign of slowing down in his 20th season, where he is averaging more than 30 points per game and made his 19th All-Star game.<\/p>\n<p>He will have two golden chances to capture what he has called &#8220;one of the greatest records in sports&#8221; on his home floor this week when the Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Fans everywhere are eagerly anticipating the milestone and ticket prices for those games have predictably skyrocketed and Hollywood&#8217;s biggest stars are expected to be seated courtside.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking the nearly four-decade-old record that Abdul-Jabbar seized from Wilt Chamberlain on April 5, 1984 will further four-time champion James&#8217; case for being recognized as the greatest of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers&#8217; upcoming fixtures:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_E1E9BB4F-77DE-879B-5425-20A8E66EB456@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Feb 7: Thunder at Lakers, 10pET on TNT<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7711B45A-DC31-692D-581A-20A8E94BA9F0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Feb 9: Bucks at Lakers, 10pET on TNT<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7BE85764-32B3-E5D0-C919-20A8E94C13EA@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Feb 11: Lakers at Warriors, 830pET on ABC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is on the verge of becoming the NBA&#8217;s all-time leading scorer. 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