{"id":489635,"date":"2025-03-05T07:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=489635"},"modified":"2025-03-05T07:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:46:10","slug":"lebron-james-is-the-first-in-the-nba-to-notch-50k-combined-points","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/lebron-james-is-the-first-in-the-nba-to-notch-50k-combined-points\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James is the first in the NBA to notch 50K combined points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles 40-year-old legend, <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/lebron-james\/\">LeBron James<\/a>, became the NBA&#8217;s 1<sup>st<\/sup> 50,000-point player.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers superstar came into the match vs. the Pelicans needing a single point to reach the goal of 50,000 combined points for his career in the regular campaign and the playoffs. LeBron secured the record on his 1<sup>st<\/sup> shot as he notched in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> quarter with 8:34 remaining to take his team&#8217;s lead to 13-6.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LEBRON JAMES STARTS THE 50,000 POINTS CLUB \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>Counting regular season &amp; playoffs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Another spectacular feat for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KingJames<\/a>! \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7IP9MeQ0lz\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/7IP9MeQ0lz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1897132177873408404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>LeBron had 34 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists in the Lakers\u2019 136-115 victory. The LA has triumphed in 17 of the past 20 matches to move into 2<sup>nd<\/sup> in the West Conference at 39-21.<\/p>\n<p>He is the NBA\u2019s all-time leader in regular-campaign and playoffs scoring &#8211; with 41,871 points in the regular campaign and 8,162 in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s many points, and I\u2019m blessed to have the chance to score so many baskets in the NBA competing against the best basketballers from all over the world,\u201d LeBron shared after the match. \u201cIt is a phenomenal thing to achieve, and I\u2019m very happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;He might get to 70K.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Luka was in awe of LeBron James reaching 50,000 PTS (combined reg. season &amp; playoffs) \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>And he doesn&#39;t see an end in sight to the King&#39;s reign \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DK682u76DI\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/DK682u76DI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1897173984690757816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles 40-year-old legend, LeBron James, became the NBA&#8217;s 1st 50,000-point player. 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