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LeBron James broke Michael Jordan’s record for the most NBA games with 30 or more points scored, standing out as a giant in the league.
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A 40-year-old player scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers won against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.
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The four-time NBA champion has several long-time records in the NBA and is likely to add more in his 22nd season.
LeBron James broke Michael Jordan’s record for the most 30-point games in NBA history when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, December 3.
James recently marked his 40th birthday and scored 30 points to aid the NBA giants in a 119-102 victory over the Hawks.
LeBron James breaks Michael Jordan’s record.
On Friday, James scored 30 points on 13-of-20 shooting and had eight assists in 30 minutes, contributing to a team victory, their eighth in 11 matches as reported by ESPN.
James now has 563 games with at least 30 points, surpassing Jordan, who had previously led with 562 such games.
James achieved that mark in the fourth quarter with a fadeaway jumper. The veteran NBA star reached that milestone in his 1,523rd career game.
Michael Jordan has done in his career. He’s done it, and the support he received from his fans is immense.
Jordan’s 562nd game with at least 30 points occurred in his 1,053rd match, according to Bleacher Report.
‘It’s very humbling,” James said to ESPN. “Anytime I’m mentioned with any of the greats, and arguably the best to ever play the game, it’s super cool. It’s someone I idolized in my childhood, and I wear 23 because of him.
It’s really cool to be able to sit here and be in the conversation, knowing I’m associated with Michael Jackson, when it’s brought up, it’s absolutely amazing for me, being a person from my hometown.
The Lakers are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 20 wins and 14 losses.
What are some NBA records held by LeBron James?
James became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer last year after surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record, which had stood for almost four decades.
The four-time NBA champion sank a 21-foot jumper in the third quarter, achieving 38,388 points.
It’s an incredible honor to be in the presence of a legend like Kareem, and I’m truly humbled by it,” James said. “To everyone who’s been part of this incredible journey with me over the last 20 years, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude.
He has now amassed 41,222 points in his regular-season career.
The four-time MVP has also scored at least 10 points in 1,253 consecutive games, breaking the record previously held by Jordan from 1986 to 2001, where he achieved this milestone in 866 games.
LeBron Selects Between Bryant or Jordan
That’s earlier reported that a top NBA prospect, Michael Jordan, was supposedly choosing between the talents of legendary basketball players, LeBron James and the late Kobe Bryant.
The five-time NBA MVP chose Bryant over James due to his five NBA championships, compared to James’ four. Bryant tragically passed away in January 2020 in a helicopter accident.
