LeBron scored 51 points against the Jazz last night with an injury - making him the youngest player ever in the NBA to score over 5000 points. At the end of the game he was met with a standing ovation to the Salt Lake City crowd. He is on the track to greatness.
" James, who turned 21 on Dec. 30, needed 45 points to pass Kobe Bryant as the youngest player to reach 5,000. Bryant was 22 when he scored his 5,000th point."
James leads the All-Star voting for Forwards with 1,827,008 votes.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/01/19/all-star.voting/index.html
In other news, James' Mother was arrested with a DWI in Akron, Ohio.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/01/21/gloria.james.arrest.ap/index.html
LeBron, Keep it up... and tell your mom to be a little smarter than that
LeBron scored 51 points against the Jazz last night with an injury - making him the youngest player ever in the NBA to score over 5000 points. At the end of the game he was met with a standing ovation to the Salt Lake City crowd. He is on the track to greatness.
" James, who turned 21 on Dec. 30, needed 45 points to pass Kobe Bryant as the youngest player to reach 5,000. Bryant was 22 when he scored his 5,000th point."
James leads the All-Star voting for Forwards with 1,827,008 votes.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/01/19/all-star.voting/index.html
In other news, James' Mother was arrested with a DWI in Akron, Ohio.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/01/21/gloria.james.arrest.ap/index.html
LeBron, Keep it up... and tell your mom to be a little smarter than that
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Lebron i still the truth, amazing he's so young!
BlkGS3
01-23-06, 01:27 AM
Yeah But Kobe Had 81!!!! :d
codetoad
01-23-06, 10:14 AM
Yeah, Kobe definitely showed him up. What was more meaningful is that he reached 5000 points at such an early age. Kobe however has just pulled off what only one other person in the history of the NBA has done = score more than 80 points in a single game.
G Star
01-23-06, 11:20 AM
Yeah, Kobe definitely showed him up. What was more meaningful is that he reached 5000 points at such an early age. Kobe however has just pulled off what only one other person in the history of the NBA has done = score more than 80 points in a single game.
Have we forgotten about Kareem here?
sha4000
01-23-06, 11:29 AM
Yeah But Kobe Had 81!!!! :d
still a bum :D lets see him put those numbers up against detroit or san antonio
codetoad
01-23-06, 07:52 PM
Have we forgotten about Kareem here?
Forgot about Kareem? What do ya mean... did you mean Wilt? I'm talking about this season though anyways...I know Kareem didn't score more than 80 points in a single game - Or eclipse 5000 points before age 22 like LeBron...
NBA All-Time Top Ten List Of Highest Player Scoring In a Single Game
January 23, 2006
Rank / Points / Player / Team / Opponent / Date
1. 100 - Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia New York 3/2/1962
2. 81 - Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers Toronto 1/22/2006
3. 78 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia LA Lakers 12/8/1961 (3OT)
4. 73 - David Thompson, Denver Detroit 4/9/1978
5. 73 - Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco New York 11/16/1962
6. 73 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Chicago 1/13/1962
7. 72 - Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco LA Lakers 11/3/1962
8. 71 - David Robinson, San Antonio LA Clippers 4/24/1994
9. 71 - Elgin Baylor, LA Lakers New York 11/15/1960
10.70 - Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco Syracuse 3/10/1963
G Star
01-23-06, 11:59 PM
Forgot about Kareem? What do ya mean... did you mean Wilt? I'm talking about this season though anyways...I know Kareem didn't score more than 80 points in a single game - Or eclipse 5000 points before age 22 like LeBron...
NBA All-Time Top Ten List Of Highest Player Scoring In a Single Game
January 23, 2006
Rank / Points / Player / Team / Opponent / Date
1. 100 - Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia New York 3/2/1962
2. 81 - Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers Toronto 1/22/2006
3. 78 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia LA Lakers 12/8/1961 (3OT)
4. 73 - David Thompson, Denver Detroit 4/9/1978
5. 73 - Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco New York 11/16/1962
6. 73 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Chicago 1/13/1962
7. 72 - Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco LA Lakers 11/3/1962
8. 71 - David Robinson, San Antonio LA Clippers 4/24/1994
9. 71 - Elgin Baylor, LA Lakers New York 11/15/1960
10.70 - Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco Syracuse 3/10/1963
You're right, I said Kareem but while taking my lunch break, I noticed that I typed Kareem but meant to type Wilt. :egads: