LeBron James Legendry Historic NBA Milestone

Basketball Legend LeBron James made NBA history.

by becoming the first player to score 40,000 points in career regular season.

The 39-year-old James expressed his pride at reaching the milestone.

James also discussed the tremendous pressure he has had since he began playing more than 20 years ago as a young kid.

"For the first time in a long time, I've seen the commercial that was played before my first game," James stated.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record of 38,387 NBA career points, which had stood since 1989.

was surpassed by James in February of last year.

With 10,847 career assists, a high average of 7.35 per game, he ranks fourth in the category.

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