A brand that we thought impossible to break is getting closer to being overcome and the protagonist of the story is none other than the loved and hated LeBron James who continues to score points and threatens Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s brand with greater and greater danger as the all-time leading scorer in the NBA.
The historic passage of “old” LeBron
With 37 years in tow, everything would indicate that LeBron’s numbers would come down, but it has been the opposite, King James is experiencing one of the best seasons of his career and his average points are higher than in previous years when we assumed he was in its prime time.
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A fact shared by AP’s Tim Reynolds is that his 29 points per game this season is the best for a player in his 19th season in the league, the record was held by Kobe who averaged 22.3 in 2014-105. Not only that, the record for a player 37 and older was 23.4 points per game, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the holder, LeBron has left him behind with no problem.
On the hunt for Kareem’s record
LeBron and the Lakers face the Nets tonight and if nothing strange happens and he maintains his average points, the King James will be less than 2 thousand points from Kareem’s mark, 38,387 points. A figure that today is getting closer to being surpassed by the admired and hated LeBron.
