LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has never viewed himself as a scorer.
He has long said his scoring journey happened organically, with him preferring to be the playmaker setting his teammates up for assists rather than scoring himself.
But now James, 40, is the first player in NBA history to reach 50,000 points across the regular season and playoffs. After facilitating over the first few minutes of a game versus the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, James caught a pass from Luka Dončić on the left wing, set his feet and drilled a 3-pointer to push him to 50,002 points.
LEBRON JAMES STARTS THE 50,000 POINTS CLUB 🚨👑
Counting regular season
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