On Thursday night, Lebron James scored 31 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Washington Wizards. As a result, the all-time leading scorer in the NBA was only nine points away from accomplishing a career high of 40,000 points, a record that has never been reached. In the press conference following the game, James gave some thought to reaching the milestone.

One of the greatest players in sports history, Lebron James, is only nine points away from scoring 40,000 points in his career. Before scoring 34 and 31 points, respectively, against the LA Clippers and the Washington Wizards on consecutive nights, the King was originally 74 points behind.

The Kid From Akron talked to the reporters after the exhausting victory over the Washington Wizards about what it meant to him to accomplish the special milestone.

Since no one has ever done it, I mean, I can’t just sit here and say no. And I think it’s very fantastic that I’m in this position at this stage in my career. Is that the most important thing I have ever done in my career? No. Does it, however, have any significance? Naturally. Indeed. Lebron James asked, “Why wouldn’t it?”

Lebron made a significant contribution to his team’s victories against the Wizards and the Clippers. In ‘The Battle Of LA’ on Wednesday night, he initially led a 19-point rally in the fourth quarter before making crucial blocks, drawing fouls, and hitting threes in the overtime against the Wizards.

It has always been a dream of mine to be able to succeed in the NBA, a league that boasts some of the best players in history. Reaching goals and significant career turning points are also very meaningful to me. Indeed. It goes without saying that there is a hierarchy and that certain things are more important than others. If I told you it had no significance, I would be lying to you. Because it really does,” he continued.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling for the majority of the season, but supporters have hope thanks to recent roster adjustments that have seen players like Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell, and Rui Hachimura return to the starting lineup. The squad is comfortably above the.500 mark and in ninth position in the Western Conference standings after going 7-3 over the last ten games.

On February 7, 2023, Lebron James passed Kareem Abdul Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time top scorer. Attending the game, Kareem crossed the threshold onto the court and handed Lebron a basketball, symbolising the succession of the throne to the next king.