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Luka Doncic Wouldn't Rule Out 70,000 Career Points for LeBron James

'You never know.'

Brigid Kennedy

Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic and LeBron James on Feb 27, 2025.
Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic and LeBron James on Feb 27, 2025. / Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images
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At 40-years-old, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is doing things no one else in the NBA has ever done.

He is the oldest player in NBA history to be named Western Conference Player of the Month. He's outplaying himself roughly ten years ago. And on Tuesday, he became the first NBA star in history to reach a combined 50,000 regular season and postseason career points.

After said milestone-hitting game, James' teammate Luka Doncic had a telling read on the forward's continued longevity, which at this point, he made sure not to underestimate.

"I mean, it's amazing watching him do this stuff. At this age, it's just unbelievable," Doncic told reporters. "Like, 50K points. I can't even explain how insane that is. And he might get to 70K, you never know," he continued, to laughs.

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At this age, it is hard to believe James would be playing long enough—or at least playing well enough—to reach that 70,000 threshold. Both Doncic is right that, especially after the season the forward has had, we'd be wise not to say never.

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BRIGID KENNEDY

Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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