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LeBron James scoops yet another NBA record
Another record-breaking performance by ‘The King’ with the Lakers this season. He enters the list of the oldest players to score 40 points in a game.
LeBron James is like a fine wine, with each passing year he just gets better and better. At almost 39 years old (he celebrates another year next week, on December 30), ‘King’ James has proven once again that he can still live up to the expectations of the best league in the world. In the victory against the Thunder, the Ohio native achieved yet another record in his already extensive career, becoming the oldest player to score 40 points in a game with 100% in 3s. Bron’s magic is not a question of age, and in a season with more doubts than certainties. he will once again be key.
Oldest players to score 40 points in a single NBA game
- 21 Feb 2003 Michael Jordan (40 years, 4 days) Wizards vs Nets - 43 pts
- 1 Feb 2003 Michael Jordan (39 years, 349 days) Wizards vs Hornets - 45 pts
- 4 Jan 2003 Michael Jordan (39 years, 321 days) Wizards vs Pacers - 41 pts
- 12 Mar 2003 Karl Malone (39 years, 231 days) Jazz vs Magic - 40 pts
- 9 Apr 2019 Jamal Crawford (39 years, 20 days) Suns vs Mavericks - 51 pts
- 23 Dec 2023 LeBron James (38 years, 358 days) Lakers vs Thunder - 40 pts
- 26 Jan 2002 Michael Jordan (38 years, 343 days) Wizards vs Suns - 41 pts
- 24 Jan 2002 Michael Jordan (38 years, 341 days) Wizards vs Cavs - 40 pts
- 16 Mar 1986 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38 years, 334 days) Lakers vs Rockers - 43 pts
- 31 Dec 2001 Michael Jordan (38 years, 317 days) Wizards vs Nets - 45 pts
Los Angeles has positioned itself worldwide as the land of the stars. A place where everything is possible if you believe and are willing to work hard, at least a priori. LeBron’s mantra has been based on hard work, managing to dispel any doubt about a retirement forced by age, which at the end of the day is only a number. In a game that many would sign up to play, for LeBron it was simply another exhibition of physical and mental power. ‘The King’ was on the verge of an historic triple-double (40 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists), but finished with 100% effectiveness in three-pointers in a vertigo shock.
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