LeBron James is approaching one of the all-time great NBA records that you might have thought was unthinkable to break: The most total points in a career, set by the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 38,387 in his storied years.
James, as of Wednesday morning, now has 38,299 in his career, so it’s only a matter of a few games before he breaks the record. But if you’re wondering when to tune in or perhaps try to see it in person (I imagine it’ll be expensive), this tracker will attempt to help you out.
Let’s see when James might break the record in the next few games:
Where's LeBron at now?
Abdul-Jabbar had 38,387 points, James is at 38,299.
So James needs just 89 points to break the record after the Lakers beat the Knicks on Tuesday.
When could he break the record?
Let’s take a look at his next five games:
Feb. 2 at Pacers
Feb. 4 at Pelicans
Feb 7 vs. Thunder
Feb. 9 vs. Bucks
Feb. 11 at Warriors
James is currently averaging 30.2 points per game in 2022-23. If he kept that up, he’d break it at home against the Thunder on Tuesday, February 7.
Is there any chance he'd set it elsewhere?
Of course that’s possible. I can’t imagine he’d want to just ease up in a game in which the Lakers were close given that they’re still chasing a playoff spot.
For what it’s worth, he scored 21 last time against the Pacers and 20 against the Pelicans. Would he prefer to do it at home in Los Angeles? Maybe?
We’ll see!
