CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 28: LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on from the sideline during the first half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on January 28, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
LeBron James’ birthday was a bash on the court. The State Farm Arena witnessed the great ‘King James’ put 47 points with 10 rebounds and 9 assists on the board on 30th December, his birthdate.
After his powerful performance against the Grizzles on January 10th. LeBron went past Oscar Robertson to rank as the 7th player in the all-time assists leaderboard with 9,888 career assists. Oscar Robertson now stands at the 8th all-time spot with 9,887 assists.
James just went past Alvin Robertson to rank himself in the Top 10 all-time steals leader board and now he targeted the all-time assists leader board. King James is on the quest to take down Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the all-time scoring list.
LeBron needs 527 to points get past the evergreen legend Kareem. LeBron stands at 37860 points whereas Kareem Abdul-Jabber has 38387 points in the NBA history’s all-time leader board.
“With his 20th point tonight, LeBron James has 276 points on his birthday in his career. That surpasses Oscar Robertson (275) for the most in NBA history.”
LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers took their 15th victory of the 2022-23 NBA season. The still stand 13th in the Western Conference. The Lakers were trailing by 15 points at one point but then, stepped in LeBron ‘KING’ James.
Skip Bayless tweeted, “CONGRATULATIONS TO LEBRON JAMES: NOW THE NBA’S ALL-TIME CAREER LEADING SCORER ON HIS BIRTHDAYS, PASSING OSCAR ROBERTSON.” Whereas, NFL Star Tom Brady posted, “Happy Birthday @KingJames, 18 years strong here’s to many more…keep going!”
Legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tweeted, “Happy birthday, LeBron. 38 is the new 38,388.” And rapper 50 cents wrote, “Happy Birthday @KingJames wishing you many more God Bless. #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi”
LeBron James would face Charlotte Hornets on January 2nd to start off the year 2023. He is still in search for his 5th NBA title after he vocalised on his desire to compete at high level, “I’m a winner and I want to win.”
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