He continues to work on his legend status…
… and this time he wasn’t even on the pitch himself!
NBA superstar LeBron James (37) from the Los Angeles Lakers has been called up again for the NBA All-Star Game.
With this LeBron James writes NBA history!
The 37-year-old has thus reached a special mark. With 18 nominations for the traditional selection game between the Western and Eastern Conference, he drew level with the legend Kobe Bryant († 41), who died two years ago. The two NBA legends now rank second on the all-star nomination list.
Icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (74) continues to reign supreme with 19 nominations.
James will also captain the West squad, which also includes the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, 33, due to the majority of fan votes. The East team will be led by the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant (33). The All-Star-Game will take place in Cleveland on February 20th, German professionals like Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic, 20) or Moritz Wagner (Orlando Magic, 24) are not there.
LeBron James missed his team’s most recent game on Friday night with a knee injury.
Without the injured Superstar, the Lakers continued to ebb and flow in the . The Lakers lost 87-105 at the Philadelphia 76ers and remain mid-table in the league with 24 wins and 25 losses.
In James’ absence, Anthony Davis (28) towered over the Lakers with 31 points and twelve rebounds, while Russell Westbrook also contributed 20 points. But this was not enough to win. The best player on the 76ers side was center Joel Embiid (27) with 26 points.
2nd anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s death
Last week marked the second anniversary of basketball legend Bryant’s death. He died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. His daughter Gianna (†13) and seven other people died in the accident, for the second time. BILD reveals Kobe’s last secrets here.
