LeBron James on the Brink of Making NBA History with 40,000 Career Points

Tonight, LeBron James could once again rewrite the history of American basketball. At 2:30 (Italian time) his Los Angeles Lakers will play against the Denver Nuggets and all King James needs are 9 points to reach the 40,000 career points mark. Against the Denver Nuggets, the 40,000 points milestone will be reached It will be the first time in the history of the NBA that a player reaches such a points figure. At the Crypto.com Arena, LeBron will add another milestone to his extraordinary career in the League, at the age of 39. There are few doubts about the Akron native's ability to score at least 9 points, therefore tonight will be one for the history books. LeBron James dominates the Los Angeles derby: scores 19 points in the last quarter, the Lakers come back from a -21 against the Clippers Last season, James had reached Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's milestone, becoming the record man of points. Despite being on the verge of 40, he doesn't seem to want to slow down by an inch. This year he is averaging 25.3 points. On the 40,000 points he said: "No one has ever done it. And for me to be in this position at this point in my career, I think it's an incredible thing. Does it rank at the top of the list of achievements I've reached in my career? No. But it's significantly meaningful, absolutely yes. Why shouldn't it be? I'd be lying if I said they meant nothing. I never thought about getting the points record. I just played the right way, went onto the court, and let the game come to me and the points record happened naturally. It was never a goal of mine when I came into the NBA. But I'm still playing. And I can still score, so I'll continue to do so until I have no more gas.