LeBron James, who each year collects more records for his shelf, is behind the Brazilian in an impressive dispute and seeks to reach Oscar in his 21st season in the NBA
Performing for the 21st consecutive season on NBA – and far from thinking about retiring – LeBron James back to the courts with the Los Angeles Lakers still this Tuesday, 24th, in front of the Denver Nuggets. At the height of his 38 years of age, the famous ‘King’ continues to reinvent himself and seek to break more and more records, and this time, the Brazilian Oscar Schmidt is the target.
When he steps onto the court this Tuesday, the 24th, the star will already be reaching a new level in his career, joining Robert Parish, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki It is Kevin Willis in the select group of athletes who played for 21 seasons – it’s worth remembering that LeBron still wants to play with his two sons, Bronny Jameswhich could be drafted next year, and Bryce James, which may still take a while. All of these are still only behind Vince Carter, who played 22 editions of the North American basketball league. Furthermore, James will change his number this year, returning to using 23, as a way of honoring Bill Russellwho died last year and wore shirt number 6, which the ‘King’ will no longer wear.
To date, no one has played for so long with such a high average number of minutes per game, 38.1, and with an average of points per game above 25, which in this case, number 23 has 27.2. The numbers explain the player’s genius and his commitment to physical preparation. After becoming the highest scorer in NBA history last season, LeBron James is second only to Oscar Schmidt as the highest scorer in the history of the sport. The Brazilian has 49,737 points, while the North American starts his season with 48,080. So, if he maintains the same performance as in recent seasons, he could end the year with the record in his hands.
Other records also knock on LeBron James’ door, for example, the player only needs a triple-double to pass Jason Kidd and become 4th in the ranking, or score 292 free throw points to be 3rd, surpassing Kobe Bryantand even being able to pass Clyde Draxler as the 8th player with the most steals, needing 22.
Source: sportbuzz
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