From breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar s record to influencing a generation of players like Kyrie Irving, the NBA s new all-time scoring king has established himself as a singular entity known for his wealth, power and influence.
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With four championship rings and nearly every other honor available to a basketball player, the 38-year-old James closed in on this next moment in history with the confidence of a player who has been even better than anyone could have expected two decades ago when the kid from Akron, Ohio, reached the NBA.
LOS ANGELES Bronny James stepped over to his dad’s locker and played the phone video he had taken of Tuesday night’s biggest moment. The NBA’s new scoring king tipped his head back in a rich, full-throated laugh when the audio revealed Bronny had anticipated the historic basket would come on a fadeaway jumper.
“That’s tough, that’s tough,” LeBron James said. “That’s funny.”