Stephen Curry opened the game on LeBron James’ NBA points record and did not fail to recognize the talent of the Lakers star
Stephen Curry was yet another star to recognize the reign of LeBron James at NBA. After the crack of lakers manage to break the record Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the early hours of Tuesday the 7th to Wednesday the 8th, the player of Warriors made several compliments to the “king” on social networks. He went public to highlight his rival’s talent and even insisted on calling him GOAT.
It is worth remembering that Stephen Curry and LeBron James starred in great disputes in the NBA and never had relationship problems, but the Warriors ace rarely spoke about the greatest scorer in the history of the league. However, after the mark achieved in the victory of the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Lakers, he did not hide his admiration for the star of the Los Angeles team.
38 years old.
39 year-old record.
38 points tonight…38,390 and counting. #ScoringKingpic.twitter.com/HBfuICH0dX
—NBA (@NBA) February 8, 2023
Including, Curry called LeBron James “king” and recognized that the athlete is the greatest of all time in the NBA. He also highlighted the accomplishments and pressure that the player had throughout his career to win. Even so, the star never dropped his level and the reward came with one of the greatest records in the history of the main basketball league in the world.
It’s an honor to say that I had the chance to face the GOAT. I never recognized you as king, but you are truly the king. No player in NBA history has had so much pressure in the league to exceed expectations.“, he wrote on his social networks about LeBron James.
How was LeBron James’ reaction to the NBA record?
LeBron James, star of Los Angeles Lakersbroke the points record of the NBA in the match against Oklahoma City Thunder in the early hours of Wednesday, 8. The number 6 of the California team scored 38 points and surpassed the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbarwhich raised the scoring record to a level never seen before, with 38,387 points noted throughout his victorious career.
“To be able to be with all these people, all these basketball stars… Please give Captain a standing ovation. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]. This is for my wife, my boys, my mom, everybody. I wouldn’t be me without you. To the NBA, to Adam Silver, thank you. I could never imagine anything better than this in a million years. Thank you guys!”said LeBron in the tribute shortly after reaching the mark, in the third period against OKC.
Source: sportbuzz
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