Lebron James continues to add to his resume and the argument of the greatest basketball player. Last night (January 17, 2013) at age 28, Lebron became the youngest player to reach 20,000 career points. Impressive, seeing as the rest of the active 20,000 club is nearing the ends of their careers. He also chalked up his 5000th career assist. Last season, he got his ring, 3rd season MVP, and Olympic gold on the off season. Lebron definitely will be Hall of Fame material at the end of his career, regardless of how many more rings he acquires. In the chase of points, he is still 3000 points away from reaching the top 25 scores list of all time. He is also roughly 12,000 behind out scoring Micheal Jordan's number three spot, and 18,000 behind Kareem. The maturity of the king, we have seen progressively develope. He has gotten better as a player every season. We saw him play like a champion in the finals last year. He was focused, serious, determined, and a leader. He probably will reach another championship. I look forward to what the king and the Heat bring in coming years.
In other milestones this month, Steve Nash reached 10,000 career assist, sitting at 5th all time in that field (5,765 away fom John Stocktons record). Before his career is over, I see it entirely possible passing Magic Johnson on the number 4 spot, with only 100 assists to gain that spot. And finally, a name I actually do remember from when I was a kid. Grant Hill had a milestone of his own playing in his 1000th career game. Congratulations are in order for all Thea accomplishments!
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