{"id":423460,"date":"2026-01-19T15:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423460\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:24:07","slug":"lakers-lebron-james-reaches-another-1st-of-its-kind-all-time-points-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423460\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers’ LeBron James reaches another 1st-of-its-kind all-time points milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lakers’ LeBron James reaches another 1st-of-its-kind all-time points milestone<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LeBron James is 41 years old, and he continues to score points like it’s no problem at all.<\/p>\n

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The Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>‘ superstar isn’t even most highly regarded for his scoring, but he’s also the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, and those numbers just keep going up.<\/p>\n

For those who like round numbers, how’s 51,000 sound?<\/p>\n

James has now surpassed that point total when you combine his regular season and playoff points.<\/p>\n

As usual, he’s the first player in NBA history to reach that mark.<\/p>\n

It took 24 points on Sunday from James to make that history and to come from behind to beat the Toronto Raptors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Part of the key for LeBron of late? Free throws.<\/p>\n

He started the season miserably at the line. But since the calendar flipped to 2026, James is 53-for-59 from the charity stripe.<\/p>\n

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The longer LeBron goes, the harder it is to picture anyone ever reaching any of these heights he has climbed.<\/p>\n

The G.O.A.T. debate will never have one true winner. But on some levels, James is unmatched.<\/p>\n

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