For an athlete like LeBron James, every day feels like he is on to a new record or making history yet again. The Los Angeles Lakers faced the Los Angeles Clippers in two consecutive games in the previous week, and the Lakers have managed to snag both wins. And with the second win, LeBron James has become the fourth player in NBA history to have won 1000 games in his career.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James now has 1000 career wins in the NBA
LeBron James has played 1492 games in the regular season so far, out of which he just won his 1000th game against the LA Clippers. With this win, he has become the 4th highest-winning NBA player of all time. He is only behind Tim Duncan with 1001 wins, Robert Parish with 1014 wins, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 1074 wins.
James is also on his way to another record, ready to become the only player in the NBA with 50000 career points. He has already toppled Abdul-Jabbar from the top spot to become the highest-scoring player in the league, with 49,999 points to his name. He is now only 1 point away from this record-breaking career milestone after scoring 17 points against the Clippers on Sunday’s match.
Fans react to the LeBron James marking his 1000th career win
So far in his career, King James has played for three teams and has won the NBA Championship with all three of them at least once. His first two championships came back-to-back in 2012 and 2013 with the Miami Heat. Third was with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, and the last one was with his current team, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. And since he is an active player in the NBA, the chances of him winning another championship are not far off.
Fans are buzzing with the latest record in his career, with many absolutely sure that he would be able to reach the top of the table if he plays a couple more seasons in the league. Given he is 40 years old, it might seem like a stretch, but with the quality of play he is still maintaining, even at this age, it does not seem unattainable.
