LeBron James: 38 facts on his 38th birthday

LeBron James He is 38 years old and has spent more than half of his life in the NBA. I guess I don’t need to tell you that this is not normal. LeBron’s legacy and longevity are unique, so we thought we’d share 38 reasons to celebrate his birthday.

1. We know that the NBA is currently chasing Kareem Abdul Jabbar for the all-time top scorer, but James already has more points than Michael Jordan and more assists than Kareem’s former teammate Magic Johnson!
2. He won both the scoring and assists title.
3. LeBron is the oldest player to average 30 points per game in a season.
4. LeBron is the youngest player to average 30 points per game in a season.
5. His current average is the highest a player has ever scored in his 20th season.
6. In his 20th year, he has more 30-point games than all his predecessors combined.
7. LeBron is already the all-time leader in NBA playoffs.
8. James also has the most playoff wins in history.
9. He’s hit more playoff game winners than anyone else.
10. Not to mention that he played more than anyone else in the postseason minutes.
11. And he has the most playoff steals.
12. He made his first NBA Finals at age 22 and his last at almost 36.
13. He is the only player to win Finals MVP with three different teams.
14. He was part of the only 3-1 team to return against a team that had 73 wins in NBA Finals history!
15. He became the first player in this series to lead both teams in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals.
16. He is also the only player in league history to be in the top 100 for points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals and three-pointers.
17. James has the highest scoring average in Game 7s.
18. He averaged 34.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists in his seventh game of eight careers.
19. He has the best record of any player in the closing matches.
20. He didn’t miss any playoff game.
21. He easily broke an NBA record by scoring at least 10 points in more than 1,000 games in a row.
22. He is the only player to record at least 10,000 points, rebounds and assists.
23. He has averaged at least 25 points per game every season since his rookie year, another record.
24. All-Star and All-NBA games are old enough to vote (18 each)
25. He holds the record for most All-NBA first team games.
26. Top scorer in All-Star history.
27. He scored more points than anyone else at Christmas.
28. He has two Olympic gold medals.
29. One of two NBA players to star in a TV series. space compression film.
30. He founded his own school.
31. He was the first active NBA player to become a billionaire.
32. She loves Taco Tuesday.
33. He was a first-team All-State wide receiver in high school.
34. He was on the cover of SI at the age of 17.
35. In 2002, ESPN’s first high school broadcast of the network, a St. Vincent St. Mary’s broadcast the match.
36. His sons, Bryce and Bronny, have signed NIL deals.
37. Between Instagram and Twitter, she has around 200 million followers.
38. The all-time leader in the Value Player.