Sports today is about two things, winning championships and chasing individual records. NBA superstar and legend LeBron James is one of the elite few that have managed to excel at both. Over the course of his so far 20-year NBA career, James has picked up numerous individual accolades and awards. Furthermore, he has done so while also winning championships. 

Year after year, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar puts up mind-boggling numbers while also playing extremely competitive basketball. The same holds true for this season as he attempts to crack the record for most career points in the NBA. He recently explained what chasing the record feels like and brought up two controversial baseball players’ names.

LeBron James compared chasing the NBA scoring record to the Home Run record race

LeBron James is chasing the NBA record for most career points. While talking about the chase, he compared it to the Home Run record and brought up Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. Jomboy Media shared a video of LeBron making the comparison. The reason that Sosa and McGwire are such controversial and touchy names is because of their connection to steroids. McGwire admitted to using them while Sosa was implicated in using them. 

In the tweet, Jomboy media said, “LeBron compares the scoring record to the home run record”. They also highlighted what James said, “Hank Aaron had it for so long… Sammy and Mark McGwire start climbing and it was like ‘this thing can really happen’… As a sports person it was fun watching those guys go up to bat and chase it.”

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Many fans have reacted to what James said and are unhappy with the comparison he made. Some were even shocked that he wanted to be associated with players who used steroids. 

No matter what reaction people have to what James said, he is about to reach a monumental milestone. It’s not every day that you see someone breaks the NBA scoring record. Furthermore, it will add to his already stacked resume. 

The King is very close to breaking the scoring record

According to CBS Sports, “LeBron James is just 63 points away from breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record.” These numbers are after the Laker’s latest game against the Indiana Pacers. Fans are anxiously waiting for the momentous night to come and trying to predict when it will happen. 

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It will take The King either 2 or 3 games to crack this record. Most analysts predict that he will do it in 2 games considering he has scored 46, 20, 41, 28, and 26 in the last 5 games. Fans have even been trolling Kareem Abdul Jabbar as James gets closer to it. What do you think of LeBron James comparing the NBA scoring record to the home run record? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.