{"id":13450,"date":"2024-12-23T03:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13450"},"modified":"2024-12-23T03:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T03:00:10","slug":"breaking-lebron-james-has-become-the-13th-player-to-score-over-10k-points-for-the-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13450","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: LeBron James Has Become The 13th Player To Score Over 10K Points For The Lakers.."},"content":{"rendered":"
LeBron James has entered the prestigious 10,000-point club for the Lakers.<\/div>\n
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LeBron James\u00a0has further solidified his status as a\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0legend by becoming just the 13th player ever to score over 10,000 points for the franchise, James accomplished that feat in the game against the\u00a0Sacramento Kings\u00a0on Thursday and is the fourth-fastest to get there.<\/p>\n

Lakers’ 10,000-Point Club:<\/h4>\n

1. Kobe Bryant – 33,643 points<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Jerry West – 25,192\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 24,176\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Elgin Baylor – 23,149\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Magic Johnson – 17,707\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. James Worthy – 16,320\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Shaquille O’Neal – 13,895\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Gail Goodrich – 13,044\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Byron Scott – 12,780\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Jamaal Wilkes – 10,601\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

11. George Mikan – 10,156\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

12. Vern Mikkelsen – 10,063\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. LeBron James – 10,034\u00a0points<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is quite incredible that James is that high on the Lakers’ scoring list despite being in just his seventh season with the franchise and he will get into the top 10 in this campaign itself. The absolute highest the 20-time All-Star can get to before the end of his career is probably seventh, but eighth\/ninth is a bit more realistic if we assume next season will be his last.<\/p>\n

From a scoring standpoint, we\u00a0have seen a bit of a dip from James this season. The 39-year-old is averaging 23.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game for the Lakers in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

James only averaged fewer points per game in a campaign in his rookie season and his scoring numbers are likely to keep dipping just a little bit moving forward and that will, in all likelihood, stop him from surpassing\u00a0Shaquille O’Neal.<\/p>\n

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Austin Reaves Believes LeBron James Deserves A Statue Outside The Lakers’ Arena<\/h2>\n

The Lakers have honored a total of seven franchise icons with statues outside their arena over the years and there has been a lot of debate on whether James should eventually get one too. Well,\u00a0Austin Reaves certainly believes LeBron deserves a stature.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, why not,\u201d Reaves said. \u201cYou know, he came to L.A. at a time when they weren\u2019t having much success and what was it, two, three years, he put a banner in the rafters? So, why not?”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, in my opinion, he’s the greatest player to ever play the game,” Reaves stated. “You can argue it for sure, I mean, because there have been some really good players, but I’ve always said that you could name the best person at everything, scoring, rebounding, and you could argue that Bron can compete at the top in all those categories. So yeah, why not?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n