Lakers News: Watch LA Honor LeBron James' 40,000th Point During Timeout

Congrats to LeBron James!

Maren Angus-Coombs | Mar 2, 2024

Lakers News: Watch LA Honor LeBron James' 40,000th Point During Timeout /

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LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points and the Los Angeles Lakers honored him with a tribute during a timeout.

The Lakers honored LeBron scoring 40,000 points during the timeout pic.twitter.com/PEKM4fFx0W
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) March 3, 2024

Think about this. James has more points than Magic Johnson and Larry Byrd scored in their career combined.

The Lakers video tribute to LeBron James that played after he was presented the game ball during a timeout after becoming the first player in league history to reach 40,000 points. pic.twitter.com/DLZygRusAY
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 3, 2024

The record-setting bucket came in the second quarter with 10:41 on the clock.

LeBron James scores the bucket to become the first player in league history to score 40,000 career points 👑

DEN-LAL Live on ABC pic.twitter.com/I84Xd5hiWf
— NBA (@NBA) March 3, 2024

The legend of James will continue to grow with every basket he scores for the rest of his career and there will most likely not be another basketball player to break his all-time scoring record.

Published Mar 2, 2024

MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite being raised in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer for the LA Sports Report Network.