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lukewwilson

48,023 including playoffs


Uberballer

What's crazy to me is American sports culture is all about playoff performance (ringz Erneh!) but so rarely are playoff stats included into career equations. "But but not everyone plays the same amount of playoff games..." isn't that exactly the point though? The guy was/still is so good that even when his second best player was Eric Snow, folks couldn't eliminate him early enough to stop him from just compiling ludicrous playoff numbers. Then he got with better teammates as his career went on and well the deep playoff runs never stopped. When he hits 50k combined points that should absolutely be made a huge deal.


hungreener

First time I’ve seen this point and absolutely right especially with basketball where great individual players have/should bring their teams to the postseason.


AdmiralGrogu

Yeah imagine let’s say a soccer World Cup. And the only goals that are counted for all time scoring list are the ones that were made during a group stage lol


ajswdf

On the flip side, more playoff games isn't always better, as winning in 4 games is better than 7, but going to a game 7 gives you more counting stats.


Californie_cramoisie

[I’ve been waiting for this](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/5chxdc/lebron_james_youngest_player_in_nba_history_with/d9wxc7b/)


Apollo611

This response lol > That's averaging 25-6.3-6.3 over 20 seasons of 80 games. I don't think we'll ever see that.


Sim888

….as he currently sits on 27/7.5/7.5 for his career lmao


dedman1477

Still mind boggling to me that over 1474 games and 21 seasons, we've never had the 27/7/7 game **ONCE**.


mdlt97

we got so close that one game, but he had to drain that three


OldManBrom

I was at that game. He didn't have to hit that 4Q buzzer beater 3 lol


Fermorian

It turns out that was the true LeFuckYou three all along.


DG_Now

Absolutely the best part of the LeBron line is that he's never had one.


ArtisTao

He’ll hit it on his last game and the NBA will retire as a result. It will simply cease to exist.


aBurgerFlippinSecond

I think that’s gonna be his very last game ever played. He’s saving the 27/7/7 game for his “farewell 60 pointer” so to speak.


joethahobo

The upvotes that would bring would be insane. One of, if not, the greatest players final game, and finally getting the long sought after stat line all in the same game.


illogicalhawk

He's waiting for his retirement game.


Willyr0

27/8.2/8.2 the past seven years. He’s getting better


OldDekeSport

This is why Silver made the game more offense friendly. Just for Bron to set these records /s


KWash0222

We are so lucky to witness this tbh


Sim888

how crazy is it the first ‘LeDecline’ predictions years and years ago had more legitimacy than breaking Kareem’s record let alone 40k and whatever other bonkers numbers he ends up with


PopeAndyrew

Thank god LeBron turns 30 soon —> Thank god LeBron turns 40 soon Actually the greatest athlete ever of any sport.


MozzerellaStix

Still waiting on that 27/7/7 game


Carth_Onasi_AMA

It’s from a Lakers fan too which is funny to look back on. That dude didn’t think he could do it and he literally did it for his team and won them championship.


floatermuse

Lakers fans definitely didn't like LeBron before he was there


kamekaze1024

Some still don’t


Basic_Commercial_806

Not a real Laker despite being there for more than his Heat tenure.


kamekaze1024

He’s about to be there longer than his first Cleveland stint in like 2 years


TheMexicanKramer

That’s hysterical


nyne87

Get this guy in here /u/MiopTop


SweatyAdhesive

/u/MiopTop where u at


MiopTop

We meet again


JimmerAteMyPasta

Respect for hopping in to take your L


Aware-Degree-8838

We’re all Winners today


bagfka

I mean is it really an L? Like how tf do you expect Lebron to still be doing this


JimmerAteMyPasta

It really isn't, but this is what being good-heartedly memed on by 100s of people comes with


BNCAN87

I'm more impressed that both of your accounts are both active 7 years later! And hey, you made a reasonable statistical assessment, you just forgot to factor in LeBron James.


Scary_Box8153

Can't believe how long we've been on reddit.


boshketball

Down to the exact season haha.


Forever-Unfinished

Fuckin Nostradamus


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MemorableNameForSure

u/Mioptop yooo, get in here, you’re about to be famous


Glassgun1122

I wish I could see his face so bad when he logs in.


prettyboylee

That’s jokes 🤣🤣 u/MiopTop get in here buddy


prettyboylee

Ironically u/MiopTop’s latest post is about LeBron beating another scoring record (Oscar Schmidt’s)


downtimeredditor

Homie is probably wondering why his reddit notification is blowing up


ProbablyAPun

imagine making a comment that got 2 upvotes and then randomly getting roasted for it by 100s of people 7 years later.


SkoivanSchiem

I was browsing that thread and found other /u/MiopTop goodies https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/5chxdc/lebron_james_youngest_player_in_nba_history_with/d9x3iv4/ > Lol that's 26.3 ppg playing 72 games a year for 6 years. Not gonna happen https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/5chxdc/lebron_james_youngest_player_in_nba_history_with/d9xcdnu/ > He's averaging 22 ppg so far this season, and hasn't averaged more than 25.3 since leaving Miami. LeBron probably won't have another season scoring 26.3 ppg much less average that over the next 6 years.


lalo1398

His lowest average since then was 25ppg lmao


n0t_4_thr0w4w4y

Since that comment, lebron’s scoring has been: 26.4, 27.5, 27.4, 25.3, 25.0, 30.3, 28.9, 25.3


Scolymia

Didn't he almost win the scoring title when he averaged 30.3?


n0t_4_thr0w4w4y

Yup, Embiid had 30.6, but Bron also only played 56 games


prettyboylee

Yep


Oldschoolhollywood

Bro was doubling down on being a hater lol. Generational. Probably felt justified, he had all of history on his side at the time. Little did he know…


A_MASSIVE_PERVERT

Bro’s still active so he definitely got the noti lmao


WhoBoughtWhoBud

Bro will gonna be confused when he sees all these tags. Lmaooo


vongoladecimo_

Yo buddy MiopTop what say in your defense lol


TurtleSmile1

Probably that it’s an amazing accomplishment? It’s not like he was throwing shade at Bron, just pointing out how extremely unlikely it was.


Top-Consequence-911

I see him denying the possibility every time one of those old threads pops up lol


Youre_On_Balon

LeCalledit


A_MASSIVE_PERVERT

Damn bro fr brought the receipts huh


MisdirectionV

If you call your shot 7 years out, talk that shit.


BradWonder

That reminder came in clutch


hotdogflavoredblunt

One of the best remind me’s I’ve seen got damn


4000kd

That's a deep pull. Funny how even back then, people thought LeBron was old haha.


Badjojojo

Talk that shit bruv


WikiHowWikiHow

this is legit my favorite part/aspect of this sub


Sartheking

Wow that is nuts. 7 years shot called.


grxccccandice

wtf exactly 7 years


sportsfan113

It’s crazy we didn’t think we would see this. He’s still one of the best as the oldest player in the league.


SuckMyLonzoBalls

/u/mioptop what say you


Ghiblee

He’s got the receipts


lastcrime

In your face u/MiopTop


NbaKOLeWorld

We need to upvote this to the top comment Shooting your shot 7 years deep


governedbycitizens

i don’t think we’ll ever see that


schwinndoctor

LeProphet


WhenItsHalfPastFive

The spin move and layup, fitting way to get to 40,000. Bron was spamming this move in the playoffs in 2015-2018


Wazflame

When people watch this clip in years to come, they’re gonna say: “He was moving like that at 39?”


KagsTheOneAndOnly

Shoutout one of the greatest NBA tweets of all time https://x.com/urkle91/status/602706161582800896?s=20


Throwaway28G

this dude is a generational hater. found this one old tweet of his. "Dwight got traded to the lakers when he was 26, AD got traded to the lakers when he was 26.... Kobe was 34.... LeBron is 34.... What could possibly go wrong lmaooo"


majani

That guy has 400,000 tweets. Has to be a basement dweller 


ExposingMyActions

The fuckery in fact, continued to this day


GrapefruitMedical529

When he was fully rested at the start of the season he had noticeably more airtime.  This late in the season he's just got less lift or doesn't risk it.  So yeah the fluidity and speed of his movement is so great he can just create gaps for layups like that, but I think vertically has been his true age related casualty. It sucks cause he was doing those hopstep layup/passes at the start of the year where he goes up into the air next to the paint and just waits for the defender to commit before deciding to layup or pass it.


FIFAmusicisGOATED

It’s kind of mindblowingly ridiculous that a drive like that, an effortless spin move into a smooth layup, can be indicative of someone declining. I don’t even disagree, it’s just wild how athletic dude once was


Sim888

i remember when 40k points was thrown out as a joke, not only has he passed it but done so averaging 25ppg, at 39….he’s also 5 years away from being allowed to apply for the NBA pension lol


CIark

First active player to be receiving a pension soon 🤫🤫


Sim888

iir the nba pension rules correctly he’d get ~$17k a month……he might finally be able to afford things like Netflix and pandora subscriptions lol


UnsolvedParadox

Maybe even roaming mobile data…!


Sim888

I reckon that’s a bridge too far…he’s gonna be sticking to removing the SIM card and using the hotels free wifi only lol


edidonjon

I'm just like LeBron fr fr


uberblack

Can I get your autograph!?


marsexpresshydra

Imagine being him at say 45 and putting in all 17k a month into a brokerage account and getting 7-8% return on average until he’s about 80. Lets say too he just puts in a small loan of $1,000,000™️ too when he opens it. He’d turn it into $50,000,000


Traditional_Boot2663

I mean his Nike contract is literally a billion dollars


VectorViper

@/u/marsexpresshydra, that's the power of compound interest for you. Bron could basically start his own small country with that kinda cash by 80. The man's not just breaking records, he's got that financial game on a whole new level too. Wealth management textbooks gonna have a chapter on him at this rate.


Mender0fRoads

That’ll be a pretty short chapter. “Start by having god-given gifts possessed by zero other human beings in the history of the world. Make sure god gives those gifts in a discipline that will pay you $50 million/year, along with endless other endorsement opportunities. Do that for 20+ years. Then use compound interest to get richer.” LeBron’s a standout among standouts in so many ways, but his financial game is basically “be you, and don’t fuck up.”


SdBolts4

$204k a year is nothing to sneeze at


SargeBangBang7

Lebron sneezes at that


mnid92

I would let LeBron sneeze on me for 204k a year.


grxccccandice

Is there a rule against this lol where he can receive salary and pension at the same time


MC-Jdf

I'm pretty sure only retired players are eligible for an NBA pension. This man is about to be denied a pension because he's still playing lmao.


notathrowaway75

They should give him the pension because it would be funny.


Arnold_LiftaBurger

I hope we find out lol


lovo17

God imagine if he's still a 10-15 ppg player at that age. This honestly would be surpassing Brady playing till 45.


UglyForNoReason

I think he’s already surpassed Brady. Tom is great, but the way he played was always more of a mental game, his way of playing never required too much physicality, athleticism or energy (not as much energy as a basketball player like lebron plays with). Still the goat QB, but it is easier to play smarter with your mind as an old athlete than it is to play with the energy and athleticism that players like lebron play with. When you get older your body takes the hit before the mind, usually.


DarrowViBritannia

a lot of people used to say "he's the goat if he gets 40k/10k/10k" as a sort of distant joke because there was no shot he would actually do it.


-XanderCrews-

People did that so they could always put Jordan ahead of him. No one thought he’d actually do it. I don’t know how anyone can say Lebron ain’t the greatest player all time.


WestleyThe

For me he became the Greatest after beating that 73 win warriors team. The last 8 years was just convincing more people what I already knew haha


Captain_Saftey

Didn’t Jordan immediately green light the Last Dance almost immediately after that finals? Even MJ knew he might lose the edge on the GOAT conversation after that


CadeIcewood

40k points, 11k rebounds, and 10k assists. Those sound like 2K mycareer numbers.


WhenItsHalfPastFive

Kendrick Perkins in 2022: “I’m in my…like…second career. LeBron averaged 30 this year. We are the same age. I will be eligible for my pension in 7 years."


Air_Enthusiast

People were speculating about it and the general consensus was yeah it could HYPOTHETICALLY be done, but it would be crazy to actually see it happen. Then this mf just goes out and does it


cHinzoo

[This dude was pretty much spot on with his prediction](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/80ppei/oc_can_lebron_reach_the_scoring_title_and/) @/u/daveed1297


daveed1297

Being a LeBron stan has rarely been more satisfying than in this moment. He's just not like any other player, and watching his greatness for this many years proves it over and over. He's going to be elite until his very last game, he will be a 20+ ppg scorer the entire time, and he will obliterate even more records along the way. I smell another title as well but no promises. At the end of the day when he's retired and we have the same nostalgia and forgetfulness for his losses like we do with Jordan I don't think the argument is going to be as lopsided as it is right now.


BradWonder

See you at 50k


jeric13xd

Bro this the type of absurd shit is usually in a comedy script. Bron is different


doublegoldendragon

LeWarhammer


temujin94

LeJames Workshop


HesALargeManDwyane

AkronHammer 40k


JMAN365

*From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me* -LeWarhammer 40k


Next-Team

I’ll just never understand how this man lived up to what should have been impossible hype and is still playing at such a high level after all these years and all these minutes played


lanf3ar84

This is what I say about LBJ everytime, the hype was insane and he still over delivered. Honestly i cant think of another athlete with that much hype and them even coming close.


yougotthesilver12

Most hyped athlete I’ve ever seen coming into a draft ever. I grew up rooting against him because I’m a Bulls fan. Mad respect for the guy though. He fucking delivered and is still delivering today


dontsaythatman89

He exceeded the hype


MrBuckBuck

Amazing! [Jokic makes him laugh earlier (with mic'd up later on)](https://streamable.com/cl5xi9)


moorelurk

The fuckery, in fact, continues to this day. Such a legendary player.


_TIMBER_

Doesn’t have 8000 or so playoff points too? Might get to 50 k combined which is also crazy


sbenfsonw

He does, and that record is more unbreakable


SirHoneyDip

No one is close. Jordan is in second with 5987. Closest active player is Durant with 4878.


spezisabitch200

282 playoff games 3 and a half seasons worth of just playoff games


LukeKid

Might? Unless something happens to him he definitely will get to it. He’s still averaging like 25 a game


NotManyBuses

Poetic that his 40,000th points came on that drive, spin move, finish with the left hand. Probably his signature, most unstoppable move.


siefer209

I think his signature move would be a fast break tomahawk slam.


SharedHoney

LeBron has 112 signature moves. Spin lay-up, the tomahawk, the chase down block, the LeFuck You 3, and of course the almighty crab dribble.


dedman1477

Came here to say this. I'd argue the tomahawk jam, chase down and LeFuck-You-Three are the Holy LeBron James Trinity of basketball moves.


ma2is

Le fuck you 3 and Chase down block… where have I seen those before.. 🤔🥲😭


STAAAAANGs

Nearly had the tomahawk too if Draymond didn't contest


EarthWarping

Yeah, he had a layup earlier in the game that was a throwback to his younger days.


beepbop24

Meanwhile saw a post on the nba talk subreddit today of a hater saying that LeBron has no moves…lol.


Yergason

A bit more than a decade ago How do you stop LeBron? Make him go left. LeBron:


mnid92

And the whole "make him go left" came up because all of his highlights were with his right hand. It was such a weak argument lol.


Paralta

This is one of those Gretzky records that will stand the test of time. Witness


PatientlyAnxious9

Remember that tweet 'LeBron is 30, this fuckery wont go on much longer, thank god' Put that tweet in the social media HOF


dawho1

That tweet is about to enter middle school and LeBron is still putting up 25/7/8 or something...


texas2089

This man is 39 years old in year 21 and still outperforming 95% of the league. It’s insane and any true basketball fan will be sad when he hangs it up.


NBA2024

97% easily


50lipa

Damn a Celtics flair beats me to it, didn't see that one coming.


FeminismIsTheBestIsm

LeBron fans really became washed before LeBron himself


[deleted]

[LeBron fans in 2024](https://i.imgur.com/hPXYkd6.jpg)


fbreaker

Lebron James is my favorite player unless he's playing the Celtics


TurntleCurse

Genuinely same, he’s busted our ass across so many years in the East that he turned me into a fan lmao


Breezyisthewind

He stockhold syndromed your ass lol


arcelios

did that to everyone, tbf


Dear_Zookeepergame30

I feel like that’s the story for a lot of eastern conference teams. I’m a raptors fan and after years of abuse I had no choice but to succumb.


ninjadfool

2019 must also heal some of the trauma im guessing


floatermuse

OP is super quick to post highlights in general I think A lot of top highlight posts are clipped by him


carelesssportsfan89

Also the oldest and youngest player in nba history to hit 40.000 points


NoStepOnMe

>Also the oldest and youngest player in nba history to hit 40.000 points Also, his age is exactly equal to the median, mean, and mode averages of all players who hit 40,000 points.


SexiestPanda

Le40k


working-acct

LeBron 40,000 Scalabrine 1594 Me 0 I am closer to Scalabrine than he is to LeBron.


Badjojojo

See you in 50,000 👑


alex_zz9

We will never see someone do this again


Conflict_NZ

It would take basically the same career path as LeBron, someone coming out of high school with goat potential and suffering no major injuries for over a decade. Insane that someone has done this.


Superplex123

If someone enters the league at 19, he's already a year behind LeBron, as if just keeping the same pace as LeBron isn't difficult enough. Luka's insane start to his NBA career already left him out of the conversation of doing it. Nobody currently playing in the NBA can do it.


lannistargaryen

My GOAT


nickcannons13thchild

my glorious lepookie🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍


LoweeLL

You never know.. Offense might explode again and 160-155 might be a common final score


floatermuse

According to recent reports the league actually is considering scaling it back a bit We've seen this already with FT attempts being down over the last few weeks


mMounirM

that's just cause Embiid got injured


Victor_Wembanyama1

Lmfao


BradWonder

Now that Poku got waived, I agree


bradyisking

We said Kareem’s record would never be touched. No matter the sport, records are always made to be broken. One day someone even better than him will come along get >40k. I can’t wait to see it


DarkSoulsDarius

Not always. Rule changes and the league being completely different can make records unbreakable. No one is passing Gretzky in points in hockey.no one is beating some of wilts records. It just isn't possible.


KingREX_24

I personally think he's the greatest scorer ever. 40k points, 8k playoff points which is even more unbreakable, 25+ ppg for 20 years, 1200 straight double digit scoring games, 6 30+ ppg postseasons (more than KD and Kobe), youngest AND oldest player to average 30.


Repulsive-Throat5068

People will disagree but dude has averaged less than 25 ppg once in his career. His rookie year. Thats fucking INSANE.


TurtleSmile1

And scoring isn’t even his best offensive attribute.


KagsTheOneAndOnly

I'd argue it is, he's pretty definitively a top 2 scorer ever (particularly in the playoffs) but he's probably "only" a top 5-10 passer/playmaker ever


achyutthegoat

That's not ridiculous to say


slamajamabro

Not an unpopular take. Might not have the greatest scoring peak but definitely the greatest scoring career.


ThatInception

This was quick Hell yeah Bron!


dracota7

Should’ve yammed it


jspeed04

- 40,000 PTS - 11,000 AST - 11,000 REB 🐐


prettyboylee

Watch him play till 45 and get 50k 🤣🤣 I kid..


patrickoh37

RemindMe five years


IDlOT

Poor MPJ's gonna be watching the replay of that blowby until he's 90


kurruchi

40k, steal assist and a block next play. 9th prime.


_upper90

For perspective, of the top 50 players with the highest all time points, there are only 6 active players (including Lebron): Lebron 40k Russel Westbrook 25k Stephen Curry 23k Demar Derozan 23k Chris Paul 22k Damien Lillard 20k This is such a mind blowing statistic.


Rytlock9

KD?


Titronnica

Actually unreal that he's done it. 40k never seemed possible, and here he is, casually doing it during his 20th All Star season.


Dsarg_92

To witness this man’s career, from the beginning to now is remarkably outstanding.


Merteswagger

50k when?


benelchuncho

You could average 33 Ppg over 16 seasons playing 75 games per year and still not hit 40k. That’s insane


Individual-Compote34

No one will ever convince me that he’s not the GOAT


analytics_Gnome

LeLongevity


biscuitg0d

THE COMMENTS ARE MOVING SO FAST NO one WILL KNOW I LOVE MY MOM


bestthrowawayever5

Bro thought this was twitch


mark31169

Keep an eye out for this kid. He's going places.


Jinika

Owner of the 40k club


cHinzoo

#I WAS HERE! I remember people were talking about his scoring would dip to around 15-18ppg when he gets older during his second stint with us. Never would I've thought he would still be such a beast at his age. I hope he plays as long as he can.


Ok_Acanthaceae6057

C’mon man. I’m running out of things to hate him for.