NBA superstar LeBron James is less than 100 points away from dethroning NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but that’s not what has fans going gaga over him at the moment. In contrast to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ average performance this season, ‘King James’ has been swiftly climbing up the league’s multiple All-Time lists. In 2022, the 4x NBA champion became the first in league history to amass more than 10,000 points, rebounds, and assists. Now, he has hit yet another milestone while on his way to becoming the new NBA scoring leader.
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LeBron James is averaging 30.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game despite the Lakers being one of the weakest teams this season. The purple and gold franchise is currently the 13th seed in the Western Conference rankings with just 24 wins out of 52 games played to date.
NBA Twitter showers praise on LeBron James
LeBron James is now on the top five list of NBA’s all-time assists. The 19x NBA All-Star recently surpassed former NBA superstar Steve Nash for fourth place during the game against the New York Knicks. As per records by ESPN, the all-time assists list is currently led by John Stockton with 15,806 assists, followed by Jason Kidd with 12,091, and active player Chris Paul with 11,246. LeBron now sits in fourth position with 10,338 assists in the 20 seasons of his career.
BREAKING: LeBron James has now surpassed Steve Nash for No. 4 on the NBA’s all-time assists list. Legend. 👑
James entered the 2022/23 season ranking seventh behind Magic Johnson. In December 2022, LeBron surpassed the Lakers legend for sixth place during a win against the Milwaukee Bucks.
NBA fans expressed their excitement as the Lakers superstar achieved yet another milestone, prompting several to even bring up the GOAT debate.
Below are a few of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
Lebron haters having trouble now…
BREAKING: LeBron James has now surpassed Steve Nash for No. 4 on the NBA’s all-time assists list. Legend. 👑
Idk how some ppl still have JorGamble as their Goat💀💀
This is just as impressive as the scoring record he’s bout to set
https://twitter.com/LeGoatFCB/status/1620611642739544064?s=20&t=wRkVM2R9g2vK-CAbwAWOyQ
Greatest to ever do it
https://twitter.com/AdrianMalhiers/status/1620611579619479553?s=20&t=wRkVM2R9g2vK-CAbwAWOyQ
I’m a big MJ fan I can admit LeBron is the undisputed goat
History in the making no hate 🫡 respect
Lakers vs Knicks
The Los Angeles Lakers finally secured a win after their disappointing losses against the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets. LeBron James’ Lakers faced the Knicks at the Madison Square Garden where they won 129-123 in overtime. James led the team scoring 28 points and teammate Anthony Davis added 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 1 assist.
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 37 points with 2 rebounds and 6 assists on the night. Furthermore, forward Julius Randle scored 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists.
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The Lakers will face the Indiana Pacers next on February 2 and conclude their five-game road trip with a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on February 4.