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Los Angeles, United States—LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, as the 39-year-old superstar scored nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone.
“It’s a huge, huge testimony to all the work he has put in all over these years, how well he has taken care of himself, the way he has played at a high level,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said of James ahead of the game.After scoring five points in the first quarter, James sank a layup 14 seconds into the second quarter to pull within two of the milestones, then missed a free throw and on the next Laker possession missed a 3-point shot.
James scored his first basket of the game on a fast break layup 6:20 into the opening quarter to give the Lakers an 18-12 lead, then added a 3-pointer from the left corner 63 seconds later for a 23-14 advantage. “No one has done it. And for me to be in this position at this point and time in my career, I think it’s pretty cool,” James said.
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