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February 08, 2023, 09:28:20 PM
The video going around showing Anthony Davis sitting down and not caring about LeBron breaking the record and then later LeBron on the bench telling a visibly disturbed Davis that he loves him, only to be seemingly rebuffed has me starting to believe a KD for AD trade with the Nets is a possibility. Could one of the biggest trades in NBA history be happening in the next 24 hours? Starting to appear possible.
Wow, I had absolutely no idea that there was a possibility like this. I guess everyone was focused on Kyrie deal and I didn't even notice this possibility at all. I always thought Lebron and AD has a good relationship both on and off the court. AD might have been seen less than enthusiastic at that moment but I don't expect any issue between them. When healthy, AD always contributes as much as he can and I think everyone would agree that he is a great player and maybe one of the top players in the league. But I can't stress it enough: 'healthy'. We have an excited day ahead of us about the trades. Can't wait the see the surprises.

We’ll see. It seems like there is too much talk about something happening for nothing to happen, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Still, I’m on high alert for something big in the next 24 hours. The only troublesome part is that there are so many rumors, you don’t know what’s real and what is wishful thinking. No matter what happens though, I’m pretty sure Durant won’t be suiting up in a Nets uniform next season.
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February 08, 2023, 04:41:39 PM
With 20 points at halftime it’s looking like LeBron is going to break the record tonight. When they were showing all the celebrities in the house for the game I had a feeling I was going to be wrong. After missing his first two shots he’s been on fire. 16 points in a half is still no small feat, but I feel like he’s got a chance to get it done. Hopefully he can find a way to get a win also.

I got no doubts about him that he will really break the record in the game earlier, right after the game commenced, I know that he will do it even if 36 points sounds big and that would mean that he should carry the ball mostly. I just had a small heartache when his eyes were slightly injured by the one of the Thunders elbow when he drove the ball towards the ring. Fortunately, what happened wasn't that big of a deal and the historical game went smoothly.

As soon as LeBron called it the headband game I knew dude wasn't messing around.  The part that will get lost on the whole thing is that lebron did it in a loss to the young okc team to drop into 13th place in the west.  In terms of a game it was a non event.  Now let's talk about the folks that spent $10s of thousands for tickets on Thursday night to watch him break the record only to be there for another game for a team out of contention 😆
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February 08, 2023, 04:00:32 PM
It was definitely a great moment, chills about the halo of Kobe in that picture, still hurts to this day but lets celebrate the greatness that is Lebron James today. This guy has been scoring for 20 years and he still hasn't slowed down, and yeah the league is much faster these days and that plays a role in this but still, at 38 years old? Still breaking records?

This guy has been the exceptional example of how consistency could make you a king, and he just became the scoring king of all NBA history. All the congregations goes to him, and he definitely deserves all the praises he gets, with all the ups and downs of him, and his career, I have to say it's definitely a great situation.
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February 08, 2023, 03:59:01 PM
LeBron James breaking the record was the biggest event in the NBA in recent times, and they celebrated it with a good organization. It was interesting that such a ceremonial celebration was held while the game was still going on, and I think we can only see such a thing in the NBA. I don't know much about stopping and celebrating such a match in competitive games.
I don't think this record will be broken for a long time. It's not easy to play with such active and high-level statistics for 20 years. LeBron James really deserves all the respect. Congrats!
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February 08, 2023, 03:50:20 PM
With 20 points at halftime it’s looking like LeBron is going to break the record tonight. When they were showing all the celebrities in the house for the game I had a feeling I was going to be wrong. After missing his first two shots he’s been on fire. 16 points in a half is still no small feat, but I feel like he’s got a chance to get it done. Hopefully he can find a way to get a win also.

I got no doubts about him that he will really break the record in the game earlier, right after the game commenced, I know that he will do it even if 36 points sounds big and that would mean that he should carry the ball mostly. I just had a small heartache when his eyes were slightly injured by the one of the Thunders elbow when he drove the ball towards the ring. Fortunately, what happened wasn't that big of a deal and the historical game went smoothly.
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February 08, 2023, 03:07:34 PM
The video going around showing Anthony Davis sitting down and not caring about LeBron breaking the record and then later LeBron on the bench telling a visibly disturbed Davis that he loves him, only to be seemingly rebuffed has me starting to believe a KD for AD trade with the Nets is a possibility. Could one of the biggest trades in NBA history be happening in the next 24 hours? Starting to appear possible.
Wow, I had absolutely no idea that there was a possibility like this. I guess everyone was focused on Kyrie deal and I didn't even notice this possibility at all. I always thought Lebron and AD has a good relationship both on and off the court. AD might have been seen less than enthusiastic at that moment but I don't expect any issue between them. When healthy, AD always contributes as much as he can and I think everyone would agree that he is a great player and maybe one of the top players in the league. But I can't stress it enough: 'healthy'. We have an excited day ahead of us about the trades. Can't wait the see the surprises.
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February 08, 2023, 02:26:37 PM
Honestly, that gives me curiosity as well if Kryie Irving was just trying to be relevant or what because every now and then, he repeatedly ask for a trade before his contract expires even after the fact that he said himself he will stay on the team. But maybe this time, Kyrie will stay as long as he will get what he wanted because there's no question about his talent, really and surely, the Mavs management can do that for him and provide extension if his performance is needed by the team.
It happens from time to time and it's not just him that did that if we're about to recall those trade requests we might see some others did that in the past as well. Hopefully that he stays longer in the Mavs, any team he goes to, they're all good and it's just up to him how they'll share the same chemistry.
Going with the most recent win of OKC, Lebron's history made as an all-time scoring leader was noisier than their win. Goat or not for some fans, can't deny the fact that he has made and broken history. Congrats to him!

It's of my opinion that Kyrie is an attention whore and a lot of this crap he does is simply for that attention/staying relevant.  There's no question he's one of the greatest players in the game, as well as one of the greatest players of all time..but I can't stand the guy personally.

Definitely congratulations to Lebron breaking the all time scoring record last night!  I used to be a Lebron hater (as a Chicagoan who got sick of people calling Lebron the goat) until I realized I should be appreciating his excellence instead of hating on it.  He was certainly bound and determined to break that record last night!  

You are not alone with that opinion, he really loves that attention. I still remember him challenging Kobe when he was still fairly young in the NBA and says that Kobe can't lock him down. Nevertheless Kobe shows his defense and block his shot the next game. So too much trash talking even at a young Kyrie then.

Of course, we would have to appreciate what Lebron does, breaking the all time record and still continuing his greatness. He has a lot on his shoulders when he enter the league and now he proved his doubters breaking Kareem's record in our generation.

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February 08, 2023, 02:19:44 PM
The video going around showing Anthony Davis sitting down and not caring about LeBron breaking the record and then later LeBron on the bench telling a visibly disturbed Davis that he loves him, only to be seemingly rebuffed has me starting to believe a KD for AD trade with the Nets is a possibility. Could one of the biggest trades in NBA history be happening in the next 24 hours? Starting to appear possible.
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February 08, 2023, 02:13:57 PM
Honestly, that gives me curiosity as well if Kryie Irving was just trying to be relevant or what because every now and then, he repeatedly ask for a trade before his contract expires even after the fact that he said himself he will stay on the team. But maybe this time, Kyrie will stay as long as he will get what he wanted because there's no question about his talent, really and surely, the Mavs management can do that for him and provide extension if his performance is needed by the team.
It happens from time to time and it's not just him that did that if we're about to recall those trade requests we might see some others did that in the past as well. Hopefully that he stays longer in the Mavs, any team he goes to, they're all good and it's just up to him how they'll share the same chemistry.
Going with the most recent win of OKC, Lebron's history made as an all-time scoring leader was noisier than their win. Goat or not for some fans, can't deny the fact that he has made and broken history. Congrats to him!

It's of my opinion that Kyrie is an attention whore and a lot of this crap he does is simply for that attention/staying relevant.  There's no question he's one of the greatest players in the game, as well as one of the greatest players of all time..but I can't stand the guy personally.

Definitely congratulations to Lebron breaking the all time scoring record last night!  I used to be a Lebron hater (as a Chicagoan who got sick of people calling Lebron the goat) until I realized I should be appreciating his excellence instead of hating on it.  He was certainly bound and determined to break that record last night! 
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February 08, 2023, 01:23:33 PM
Honestly, that gives me curiosity as well if Kryie Irving was just trying to be relevant or what because every now and then, he repeatedly ask for a trade before his contract expires even after the fact that he said himself he will stay on the team. But maybe this time, Kyrie will stay as long as he will get what he wanted because there's no question about his talent, really and surely, the Mavs management can do that for him and provide extension if his performance is needed by the team.
It happens from time to time and it's not just him that did that if we're about to recall those trade requests we might see some others did that in the past as well. Hopefully that he stays longer in the Mavs, any team he goes to, they're all good and it's just up to him how they'll share the same chemistry.
Going with the most recent win of OKC, Lebron's history made as an all-time scoring leader was noisier than their win. Goat or not for some fans, can't deny the fact that he has made and broken history. Congrats to him!
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February 08, 2023, 11:26:40 AM
History has been made! Congratulations to Lebron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the All Time Scoring Leader in NBA history.

LeBron is on fire in the game against the Thunder. It looks like he scored 36 points too easily, and now he can be called the scoring king, as he is officially the all-time leading scorer in NBA history. It would be nice if the Lakers won on this historic night, but LeBron clearly needs the support of his teammates in the fourth quarter as the Thunder still leads by a few points.



Same here, in-fact, I put some few couple of bucks on their favor to win the game as this will be a historical event not just for Lebron but for the whole Lakers as well but as the game goes, their chance of winning is getting slimmer and slimmer as they aren't having any hard defense at all. Apart from that, they are healthy and complete, but the Thunders aren't having a hard time shooting at a high-rate despite of that fact and they did it at the Lakers homecourt.
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February 08, 2023, 11:15:18 AM
No doubt with the way he takes good care of his health, the chance to stay for another couple of years is possible for this star. I don't
want to join the discussion about the goat thing.

I both watch those names you mentioned and I would agree with your statement, better to cherish their legacy in their own era
and treasure all the memories that they've brought to this sport.

Enjoy while we still have him playing and showing his greatness even against those new bloods and strong competitors!
I don't join discussions about the GOAT too as it leads nowhere. Both parties will just keep on going back and forth without anyone admitting defeat. In short, it's nonsense.
There are many ways to just close that debate. Give them their own eras as the GOAT because they are strong on that kind of NBA unlike now where the rules keep on changing.
MJ, Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, Steph Curry, Lebron James, and even Dirk Nowitzki has his own GOAT era where he defeated the strongest team ever built in Miami Heat.
It's not like he just sits there and watches his teammates win the game, he freaking broke the big wall with his offensive greatness, especially those damn perfect free throws. That is one of the unforgotten championships of the league and yet he is not involved in the GOAT talks.  Cheesy

If we start that here, it's going to take a lot of pages of this thread.  Cheesy
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February 08, 2023, 10:52:24 AM
Valid thoughts, possibly that he has really done it on purpose and the timing was perfect. He's known for that whenever there were some issues before about him.
Instead of the potential history that Lebron is about to make, he's become the talk first before that happens. Possible also that it's just mere coincidence but as we all know, everything and the timing was totally perfect.

I do know and am well aware that Kyrie Irving does really have an unusual character since then and does crazy things unexpectedly out of the blue, and even has a toxic attitude to everybody, with no expectation, but your guesses are maybe too much and really insane to think.

Asking trade just to try not to be overshadowed in the news because of Lebron James' hype in breaking a big record this week? That was funny to think. Grin

It's not even a coincidence. It's just that it happened simply. No need to overthink that.
That's just an assumption and it's timely to think of but yeah, let's just spare that moment for him and Lebron as both are having their own highlights for this season.
Anyway, I'm seeing a lot of memes about Kyrie on what he has said during his early days in the Nets that he won't leave 7. It's just a meme and we know change is constant but those were really funny ones.

Kyrie just love to move in different teams, well, he has that liberty because he is really good, and just like what happened, even the Lakers are trying to join the trade but the Nets ask too much for them so they cannot get Irving. Now that he is on his new team, even if he'll promise that he will retire being a Mavericks player, we should not expect that, and that would also help the fans so they'll not be hurt enough once Irving will leave.

If Irving will renew his contract with the Dallas Mavericks, then he might likely stay for a while.
He's not happy with the management that's why he choose to ask for trade. But since he land on a Dallas which have good management maybe he might like to stay there especially he has  Luka which is proven to be one of the best and their current rooster is solid already. If Kyrie decide to leave after his contract end maybe kyrie just only want to make his name create noise again. If he keep doing that I don't know if there's still a team will get him in future even if he is so good.

But its speculated that after his contract with mavs he will not sign and decide to go with Lakers but let see if this happen.

Honestly, that gives me curiosity as well if Kryie Irving was just trying to be relevant or what because every now and then, he repeatedly ask for a trade before his contract expires even after the fact that he said himself he will stay on the team. But maybe this time, Kyrie will stay as long as he will get what he wanted because there's no question about his talent, really and surely, the Mavs management can do that for him and provide extension if his performance is needed by the team.
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February 08, 2023, 10:47:42 AM
Who's betting on Lebron to break the points made of all time tomorrow?

Based on my sportsbook, Lebron is 2.12 if he will score 35+ points, that's a huge number but I believe he will likely achieve that tomorrow since OKC is not so defensive, they even score over 150 before, so for sure it will be a battle of offense.

Well, it you got it all right mate and I hope you placed your bet towards LeBron to score 35+ points because he indeed did it earlier and scored 38 points for the LAL.
What a good sight to see, right? A rare event took place because that specific record that LeBron James broke took almost 40 years after Kareem's time.

Now, I somehow regretted the chance to bet on Thunders side to win the game because I seriously thought that the Lakers would take the game home. It seems to me that the Lakers aren't defending their ground after all because the Thunders score continues to balloon as every quarter goes.
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February 08, 2023, 08:25:34 AM
Great time to break a scoring record while LeBron is on fire, unfortunately the Thunder spoiled it by handing them over the L. Now that LeBron is sitting at the top of everyone in terms of all time scoring, this somehow will not end the goat debate lol and that's for sure, this will only add fuel to this burning goat debate lol.

Anyway, I was wondering if there are people who put a bet on this one? I mean LeBron breaking the record against OKC and not against the Bucks.

That Goat discussion will lead to nowhere, everyone has his own goat, based on our criteria.

We should be be thankful for those who have seen the era of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and now Lebron James reach greatness. In terms of ring, of course Jordan 6 out of 6. And if Lebron will just win one or two, then he could be in the Mt. Rushmore of basketball.

40,000 points is not that far for Lebron to reach, he is not stopping and getting stronger and probably can still go and play in the next 2-3 years, high level of basketball.


No doubt with the way he takes good care of his health, the chance to stay for another couple of years is possible for this star. I don't
want to join the discussion about the goat thing.

I both watch those names you mentioned and I would agree with your statement, better to cherish their legacy in their own era
and treasure all the memories that they've brought to this sport.

Enjoy while we still have him playing and showing his greatness even against those new bloods and strong competitors!
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February 08, 2023, 08:12:23 AM
History has been made! Congratulations to Lebron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the All Time Scoring Leader in NBA history.

LeBron is on fire in the game against the Thunder. It looks like he scored 36 points too easily, and now he can be called the scoring king, as he is officially the all-time leading scorer in NBA history. It would be nice if the Lakers won on this historic night, but LeBron clearly needs the support of his teammates in the fourth quarter as the Thunder still leads by a few points.

Unfortunately, they lost the game, but everyone is at their feet when he broke the record, and then he acknowledge Kareem himself and Magic and his family and of course the NBA.

This is one for the history books folks, majority of us never got the chance to see Jabbar have that record. But in this era, we've witnessed Lebron James and still continue to score in this season to break away from the pack.
Can't blame though because after all, this kind of event happens only once in a blue moon. We see it as an unfortunate loss, but what if the Lakers are at the top right now? Do we see the same thing. Come to think of it. When will be the next time that we will see a player breaking Lebron's scoring record?

It's very unfortunate that the Lakers dropped their defense, and let their opponents score 133 points, but to see this once-in-a-lifetime event is more than a win already and for sure the Lakers will understand it. I'm not a Lakers fan, but for sure, Laker nation are happy with the history that they saw and they don't care about the loss they got tonight. Cheesy

Let's watch the full interview of Lebron James after getting the scoring record. It's a good interview (at least for me).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wre18rbgqCQ
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February 08, 2023, 07:35:36 AM
Great time to break a scoring record while LeBron is on fire, unfortunately the Thunder spoiled it by handing them over the L. Now that LeBron is sitting at the top of everyone in terms of all time scoring, this somehow will not end the goat debate lol and that's for sure, this will only add fuel to this burning goat debate lol.

Anyway, I was wondering if there are people who put a bet on this one? I mean LeBron breaking the record against OKC and not against the Bucks.

That Goat discussion will lead to nowhere, everyone has his own goat, based on our criteria.

We should be be thankful for those who have seen the era of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and now Lebron James reach greatness. In terms of ring, of course Jordan 6 out of 6. And if Lebron will just win one or two, then he could be in the Mt. Rushmore of basketball.

40,000 points is not that far for Lebron to reach, he is not stopping and getting stronger and probably can still go and play in the next 2-3 years, high level of basketball.
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February 08, 2023, 06:59:45 AM
Great time to break a scoring record while LeBron is on fire, unfortunately the Thunder spoiled it by handing them over the L. Now that LeBron is sitting at the top of everyone in terms of all time scoring, this somehow will not end the goat debate lol and that's for sure, this will only add fuel to this burning goat debate lol.


Absolutely because those people who hate him are only making some reasons to not recognize him as the GOAT. as for me, I don't believe in such a myth because we all know, it's not a one-man team and they truly need their teammates to get those championships and personal NBA records. That's why when MJ said GOAT is just a dumb thing but the reality is who is the Greatest Team of All Time, Star players need to know how to put credit on their teammates instead of taking all the spotlight for them because, after all, it's Basketball, not Boxing.

We can't compare them to boxing though, basketball is a team sports. Different eras, different GOAT. For now those who grow up watching Lebron James then he could be the GOAT specially on what he has accomplished in 20 years playing.

So we just have to admire his work, the entirety, the teams that he had played, the championships he won, the awards and now on top of the scoring record and his name also etched in the annals of Lakers history.
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February 08, 2023, 06:57:00 AM
History has been made! Congratulations to Lebron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the All Time Scoring Leader in NBA history.

LeBron is on fire in the game against the Thunder. It looks like he scored 36 points too easily, and now he can be called the scoring king, as he is officially the all-time leading scorer in NBA history. It would be nice if the Lakers won on this historic night, but LeBron clearly needs the support of his teammates in the fourth quarter as the Thunder still leads by a few points.

Unfortunately, they lost the game, but everyone is at their feet when he broke the record, and then he acknowledge Kareem himself and Magic and his family and of course the NBA.

This is one for the history books folks, majority of us never got the chance to see Jabbar have that record. But in this era, we've witnessed Lebron James and still continue to score in this season to break away from the pack.

They did not complete the success, they were so focused on Lebron achieving his success but their defense was very weak. I know OKC is a good offensive team, but they allow the team to score 133 points, that's too much if the defense was in place.  Lakers needs to improve their defense, no excuses now as Davis is back, they are a healthy team now.

To bad for them to get that record in a lose state since that doesn't give the recognition in full blast. But still record still a record and Lakers management help Lebron to achieve it so there's still lot to celebrate in this historic day. For sure there will be more points to be added for lebron so that this record will be hard to break by anyone so let see how they can handle this especially when they also need to win their games.
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February 08, 2023, 06:42:07 AM
Great time to break a scoring record while LeBron is on fire, unfortunately the Thunder spoiled it by handing them over the L. Now that LeBron is sitting at the top of everyone in terms of all time scoring, this somehow will not end the goat debate lol and that's for sure, this will only add fuel to this burning goat debate lol.


Absolutely because those people who hate him are only making some reasons to not recognize him as the GOAT. as for me, I don't believe in such a myth because we all know, it's not a one-man team and they truly need their teammates to get those championships and personal NBA records. That's why when MJ said GOAT is just a dumb thing but the reality is who is the Greatest Team of All Time, Star players need to know how to put credit on their teammates instead of taking all the spotlight for them because, after all, it's Basketball, not Boxing.
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