LeBron James is now one point away from a historical milestone that will likely never be matched in NBA history.
James is on the verge of 50,000 career points — between the regular season and playoffs — after scoring 17 on Sunday night in the Los Angeles Lakers' 108-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers' next game is on Tuesday at home versus the New Orleans Pelicans at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Not getting the 18 points he needed to reach 50,000 was a bit of a surprise, considering the Lakers were without Austin Reaves (out with a calf injury), Rui Hachimura and Jordan Goodwin on Sunday.