A new benchmark is likely to be reached by LeBron James, who has already surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the player with the most points in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At this stage in the competition, he is only nine points away from earning 40,000 points.

This is an extremely great achievement, especially when LeBron James is still showing high-level performance at the age of 39. Scoring an average of 25.2 points per game is an unbelievable number for a recent basketball player. 40, especially when people around LeBron James’ age are almost all retired or no longer able to compete at the highest level.

In this article, The Sporting News will review the scoring achievements of “King” LeBron James throughout his career.

How many points has LeBron James scored in the NBA?After the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Washington Wizards, LeBron James now has 39,991 points in his career.

With only 9 points away from the 40,000 mark, LeBron James will definitely surpass it in the match against the Denver Nuggets.

LeBron James’ achievements are almost impossible to surpass in the near future. The player with the second highest score still playing, Kevin Durant, also has only 28,318 points. Immediately followed by James Harden (25,600), Russell Westbrook (25,092) and Stephen Curry (23,198).

It is important to keep in mind that being talented is not enough for LeBron James to attain his milestone; he must also continue to perform at his highest level over his whole 21-year career. LeBron James is still consistently ranked among the top players in the world, despite the fact that he is 39 years old and still scores 25.2 points per game on average. Additionally, there are not many significant injuries that LeBron James has sustained.

Records, on the other hand, are destined to be broken. LeBron James had to wait for 39 years before he was able to exceed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s accomplishments. In the future, someone will be able to surpass the record set by LeBron James, although it may take decades for this to happen.Record of points scored by each team by LeBron JamesIn the years 2003–2010, 2014–2018, the Cleveland Cavaliers

LeBron James has achieved a total of 23,119 points while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout the course of two eras.

Twenty-five hundred and fifty-one points were scored by LeBron James during his first seven seasons of playing for the Ohio State squad. He returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers after a four-year absence, during which time he scored 7,868 additional points and contributed to the team’s victory in the 2016 NBA championship.

As a result of his average of thirty points scored per game during the 2007–2008 NBA season, LeBron James topped the scoring list in the league. LeBron James, who was 33 years old at the time, progressively took the lead in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in total points scored until the 2017–18 season.

At the age of 39, LeBron James would say:

• Four-time champion of the National Basketball Association (2012, 2013, 2016, 2020)• Four-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (2012, 2013, 2016, 2020)The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player awarded in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013Winner of the NBA In-Season Tournament in 2023 and Most Valuable Player of the NBA In-Season Tournament in 2023The 19th NBA All-Star (2005–2023) nominee• Three times named Most Valuable Player of the NBA All-Star Game (2006, 2008, 2018)• Thirteen First Team All-NBA selections (2006, 2008–2018, 2020) • Three Second Team All-NBA selections (2005, 2007, 2021)• Three-member All-NBA Third Team (2019, 2022, and 2023)• Five-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (2009–2013) • NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection (2014) • NBA Rookie of the Year selection (2004) • NBA All-Rookie First Team selection (2004) • NBA scoring champion (2008) • NBA assists leader (2020) • NBA 75th Anniversary Team selection (2010)• The all-time scoring leader in the National Basketball Association (2023) • Two Olympic gold medalists (2008, 2012)

Miami Heat (from 2010 to 2014)

During his four seasons with the Miami Heat, LeBron James amassed a total of 7,919 points.

With the Florida state team, LeBron James won two championships, making this the highest point in his entire career. This is also the highest point in his career. It is important to note that throughout this time span, LeBron James only managed to score an average of 26.9 points. This is mostly due to the fact that he had high-class satellites to share with, like as Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh.

The Los Angeles Lakers (continuing from 2018)

Even though he has scored 8,953 points with the Los Angeles Lakers so far, LeBron James has not yet reached the point where he has reached this milestone.

An average of 30.3 points was scored by LeBron James during the 2021/22 season. Take into consideration that he was 37 years old at the time. At the age of 38, LeBron James broke the record set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had scored 38,387 points. At the moment, he is working toward reaching the 40,000 point mark in the National Basketball Association.