[스포츠한국 김성수 기자] In his 20th season, LeBron James (39, LA Lakers), the “king” of the NBA in American professional basketball, became first in the regular NBA league scoring record. The moment he set a record before his eyes, James pulled out his most confident weapon.
James scored 38 points in the home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2022-2023 NBA regular season held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, USA on the 8th (hereafter Korean time) and scored 38,390 career points , becoming first in an NBA regular league career
James had scored 38,352 points in his NBA career before this game, closing the gap with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points), the all-time leader in this category, by 35 points.
As the Los Angeles Lakers were scheduled to play two consecutive home games against the Oklahoma City Thunder on the 8th and the Milwaukee Bucks on the 10th, James’ record was expected to be broken within these two games.
James, who was on the verge of setting a record, quickly made history by scoring 20 points in just the first half against Oklahoma City. With only 16 points left.
And with 10.9 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, James, who was just 1 point short of Abdul-Jabbar’s record, finally added 2 points with a layup (a shot while avoiding the opponent’s defender by jumping’ n back) inside the opponent’s paint zone , scoring 36 points in the game that day, an NBA career record He scored 38,388 points. It was a historic moment when James surpassed Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. James added two points later to finish the game with 38 points for the day and 38,390 points for his career.
With the moment of glory around the corner, James’ choice was ‘Fade Away’. James, who felt that his overwhelming physical ability, which was a symbol of his career, had diminished towards the end of his career, made the fade a main weapon in the LA Lakers, where he transferred before the 2018-2019 season. To this day, James often uses this technique in competitions.
At the moment of ‘38,388 points’, a ‘game’ that changed NBA history, James used his special move without hesitation.
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