LeBron James has spoken on likely being a matter of days away from becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
The 38-year-old is now just 38 points away from overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record, which has stood for 39 years, when the former Los Angeles Laker overtook previous Laker Wilt Chamberlain to become the all-time leading scorer.
Now another Laker, James, will likely achieve this next week, with the team set to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night before facing Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. James has been open on his desire to become the all-time leader in points, as he looks to cement his legacy and further his argument of being the greatest of all-time, with many believing it to be he or Michael Jordan.
When asked on his thoughts on being close to breaking the record, James was not in the mood to discuss his legacy too much, with his team slumping to another defeat. James said: "I just want to win. You know, you play the game the right way and see what happens. I'm tired as hell, but I'll be ready to go on Tuesday."
It comes after the Lakers were defeated yet again, as they fall further away from a playoff spot on what could be another disastrous season - the third since they won the championship in 2020.
James has been openly frustrated with the Lakers for not making an aggressive move to improve their roster, but could do so in the coming days with Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving available for trade.
The Lakers were likely to acquire him as a free agent this summer, and could now get him earlier than that to bolster their ranks in the hopes of making the postseason, with Russell Westbrook earmarked as a potential trade chip to acquire him.
Westbrook was asked on the trade rumours, hinting that he did not want to be dealt. He said: "Whatever decision they make, that’s up to them. I’ve been all in since day one. I’m very supportive of my teammates. I compete every night. Whatever decision that they make, I’ll make sure I’m very professional like I always have been and always will be."
James then doubled down on his want for the team to trade for Irving, when he told reporters: "That’s a ‘duh’ question when talking about a player like that."
James and Irving played together for three years in Cleveland with the Cavaliers, where they went to three NBA finals and one won, delivering the city its' first major championship across any sport in 52 years.
