{"id":128412,"date":"2025-03-05T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/lebron-james-becomes-1st-nba-player-to-reach-50000-points"},"modified":"2025-03-17T03:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:04:12","slug":"lebron-james-becomes-1st-nba-player-to-reach-50000-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/lebron-james-becomes-1st-nba-player-to-reach-50000-points","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James becomes 1st NBA player to reach 50,000 points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James became the first NBA history player to reach 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old veteran surpassed the milestone with a three-pointer in the first minutes of the Lakers\u2019 136-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at the Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<p>James led his team to victory by finishing the game with 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m super blessed to be able to put that many points up in the best league in the world with the best players in the world over my career. It&#8217;s pretty special,\u201d Lebron said after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Back in February 2023, \u201cKing James\u201d surpassed the Lakers\u2019 legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA\u2019s leading scorer.<\/p>\n<p>In his 22nd season in the league, James also tied with Vince Carter for the most played in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-time NBA champion is averaging 25,9 points, 8 rebounds and 8,5 assists this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James became the first NBA history player to reach 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason Tuesday night. The 40-year-old veteran surpassed the milestone with a three-pointer in the first minutes of the Lakers\u2019 136-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at the Crypto.com Arena. 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