Jersey number 6 & 23, player of the Los Angeles Lakers, only the player to achieve 40,000 points is Lebron James. The First pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the year 2003 was Lebron James, he had just passed his high school and was drafted there. Lebron James is one of the Greatest players of All Time, he was named King James by the audiences as he won 4 Most Valuable Player Titles.
Lebron James 10,000 Points
At the age of 23 Years in the 368th Basketball game with a Dunk against the Boston Celtics, Lebron became the youngest player to score 10,000 points.
Lebron James 20,000 Points
In the Year 2010, Lebron was drafted by Miami Heat and he played there for 4 years and then returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014. In 2013, against Golden State Warriors, Lebron James surpassed Kobe Bryant and became the youngest player to achieve 20,000 points.
Lebron James 30,000 Points
In the year 2018, the Cavaliers played against the Spurs, in that match at the end of the last second Lebron James hit a jumper and became the Seventh player to Achieve 30,000 career points.
Lebron James 40,000 Points
In the year 2018, Lebron was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers and still playing with the team. It was 3rd March 2024, match was against Denver Nuggets, in the 2nd quarter Lebron became the only player to hit 40,000 carrier points. It took Lebron James 368 matches to achieve the journey from 30,000 points to 40,000 points, which was similar to his first 10,000 points.
List of Top 5 Players has the most number of career points in the NBA
| S. No. | Name | Total Points | Total Game |
| 1 | Lebron James | 40,114 | 1,479 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul Jabbar | 38.387 | 1,560 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | 36,928 | 1,476 |
| 4 | Kobe Bryant | 33.643 | 1,346 |
| 5 | Micheal Jordan | 32.292 | 1,072 |
Basics Knowledge of Basketball, beginners should know
- There are 5 playing players and 7 extra players in the game
- Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward, and Center are the positions of the player in a 5vs5 basketball game.
- Dribble, Shoot, Jump Shot, Layups, 3-pointer, Dunk, and Alley are the basic shots of basketball
- Stepping/Violation, Blocking, Offensive Foul, Defensive Foul, Goal Tending, and Unsportsmanship Fouls are the major fouls used in the game.
- Free Throw, Side line throw, and Player out are the major after the foul call by referees.
- Basketball is of two types: 3 On 3 game and 5 On 5 game.
- 3 On 3 game is half-court play and there are 2 extra players in each team played with NBA and FIBA rules.
- There is a half circle marked at a distance of a basketball pole, if a played shoots a ball from outside the line, and if it counts it is of 3 points, and from inside or on the line it is called a 2-point shot.
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