40,000 points: LeBron's 'insane' NBA milestone
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reacts after becoming the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career points.
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 - Well, I mean, obviously I'm never thinking
00:09 about a milestone when I'm out there battling.
00:12 But when it happens, obviously we acknowledge it.
00:13 And obviously, much respect and much loyalty
00:18 to the Laker fan base for showing me that love
00:21 during the timeout.
00:23 - Insane, congrats to LeBron.
00:25 You know, just continue to set the bar high for everybody.
00:28 - Been so impressed with his enthusiasm at 39 years old.
00:33 For him to keep going, that says a lot.
00:36 To every basketball player in the world right now,
00:39 what he's doing is inspiring.
00:41 So congrats to him.
00:43 I know he's not gonna stop, he got more to do.
00:45 - You know, being the first player to do something
00:47 that's pretty cool in this league,
00:48 'cause you just know the history,
00:49 you know the greats that's come through the leagues.
00:51 And then you see some of the greats on the floor tonight.
00:53 It was just great to compete versus that.
00:54 - Yeah, I'm happy for Bron.
00:56 I mean, it's incredible what he's doing.
00:58 At this age, the totality of his career,
01:00 you know, to eclipse Kareem a few years back
01:03 and, you know, now to reach that mark,
01:06 it's pretty unbelievable, I'm happy for him.
01:08 - When the 40,000 point mark hit,
01:12 definitely looked up there at my wife
01:13 and looked at my daughter and my mom,
01:15 and my daughter was just clapping and, you know,
01:17 like pumping her arms up in the air.
01:19 So that was a super cool moment.
01:21 Blew her a kiss, she blew one back to me.
01:22 - He gonna set the bar high for everybody coming after him.
01:24 So we appreciate him having him be the face of the league
01:29 for the last 20 years.
01:30 He's set a good precedent for us.
01:32 - I have no idea.
01:34 Obviously you have to,
01:35 you have to play the game quite a while
01:39 and have some good luck as far as injuries
01:42 and things of that nature.
01:43 You have to take care of your body.
01:44 You have to be present on the floor.
01:46 And then you have to be productive as well.
01:48 And that record's always meant to be broken.
01:51 You know, you can never say never of any record.