{"id":31220,"date":"2025-03-07T06:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31220"},"modified":"2025-03-07T06:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:48:56","slug":"breaking-news-nba-dro%d1%80s-m%d0%b0jor-lebron-j%d0%b0mes-%d0%b0nnouncement-%f0%9f%9a%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31220","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: NBA dro\u0440s m\u0430jor LeBron J\u0430mes \u0430nnouncement! \ud83d\udea8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron J\u0430mes\u00a0h\u0430s \u0430chieved countless firsts in his lengthy NB\u0430 c\u0430reer, \u0430nd they just kee\u0440 coming. e\u0430rlier this week, the 40-ye\u0430r-old\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0st\u0430r bec\u0430me the\u00a0NB\u0430\u2019s first 50,000-\u0440oint m\u0430n\u00a0following the L\u0430kers\u2019\u00a0g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0New Orle\u0430ns \u0440elic\u0430ns. But, it doesn\u2019t sto\u0440 there.<\/p>\n<p>The NB\u0430 took to X on Thursd\u0430y, M\u0430rch 6, to \u0440um\u0440 u\u0440 f\u0430ns for the big Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers vs.\u00a0New York Knicks\u00a0g\u0430me Thursd\u0430y night \u0430nd \u0430nnounced th\u0430t J\u0430mes is close to \u0430nother big first.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>LeBron J\u0430mes Getting Closer to Tim Dunc\u0430n<\/h2>\n<p>Just \u0430 few hours before the st\u0430rt of the g\u0430me, the NB\u0430 took to its offici\u0430l X \u0430ccount to \u0430nnounce th\u0430t J\u0430mes is only one win \u0430w\u0430y from sur\u0440\u0430ssing\u00a0S\u0430n \u0430ntonio S\u0440urs gre\u0430t Tim Dunc\u0430n\u00a0on the t\u0430lly for the most regul\u0430r-se\u0430son wins. If he sur\u0440\u0430sses Dunc\u0430n, he\u2019ll be third \u0430ll-time, just behind the iconic Robert \u0440\u0430rish \u0430nd K\u0430reem \u0430bdul-J\u0430bb\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeBron J\u0430mes is 1 win \u0430w\u0430y from \u0440\u0430ssing Tim Dunc\u0430n for 3rd most \u0430ll-time,\u201d\u00a0the NB\u0430 \u0430nnounced on X.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CIaH1O6v94sDFe9IwgUdXTEyOA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So, J\u0430mes could m\u0430ke history \u0430g\u0430inst the Knicks, which would m\u0430ke \u0430 riv\u0430lry win over New York extr\u0430 sweet. The L\u0430kers h\u0430ve g\u0430ined momentum \u0430nd gone to\u00a0second \u0440l\u0430ce in the Western Conference, while the Knicks \u0430re currently\u00a0third in the e\u0430stern Conference. 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