Now on his 17th NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has showed no signs of slowing down and has continued to defy Father Time.
The King, who turned 35 years old on Monday, continues his rise in the league's all-time statistical categories, recently becoming the only player in NBA history with at least 30,000 points, 9,000 rebounds and 9,000 assists.
James is currently ranked fourth in the all-time scoring list with 33,347 points and counting and looks on track to break into the top three before this season ends. With the way he is playing, pundits believe that the Lakers forward actually has a shot of eclipsing the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul Jabbar who scored a 38,387 points in 20 seasons.
“I would be lying if I said I don’t see it,” James said of the scoring record, in a report from Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. “Obviously I’m not trying to say, ‘OK, well if I play this amount of time, if I average this’ … I’m not doing that because I’ve never done that with my career. I’ve always just kind of let it happen. Whatever happens, happens. But I see it. I do see it.”
LeBron James trails another retired Lakers great Kobe Bryant, who tallied 33,643 points in 20 seasons. LBJ is averaging 25.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game this season and will likely pass Bryant, especially with LA expected to go on a deep playoff run.
Next on the list is Utah Jazz great Karl Malone at number two, who recorded 36,928 throughout his 19-year playing career.
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