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LeBron James breaks NBA’s all-time scoring record
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‘I didn’t set this as a goal, so that’s probably why it’s so surreal and so weird to me,’ the player said after the game
‘I didn’t set this as a goal, so that’s probably why it’s so surreal and so weird to me,’ the player said after the game
The player moved 36 points away from breaking the sport’s career scoring record in the team’s 131-126 loss to New Orleans on Saturday
The off-court achievement that the player is most proud of is working to uplift the lives of people in his hometown of Akron
There were 56 players who entered this week averaging at least 20 points per game
LeBron James was fouled on his missed layup at the end of regulation
The other eight starters are Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell and Zion Williamson