40,000 points: LeBron's 'insane' NBA milestone

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reacts after becoming the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career points.

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - Well, I mean, obviously I'm never thinking

00:09 about a milestone when I'm out there battling.

00:12 But when it happens, obviously we acknowledge it.

00:13 And obviously, much respect and much loyalty

00:18 to the Laker fan base for showing me that love

00:21 during the timeout.

00:23 - Insane, congrats to LeBron.

00:25 You know, just continue to set the bar high for everybody.

00:28 - Been so impressed with his enthusiasm at 39 years old.

00:33 For him to keep going, that says a lot.

00:36 To every basketball player in the world right now,

00:39 what he's doing is inspiring.

00:41 So congrats to him.

00:43 I know he's not gonna stop, he got more to do.

00:45 - You know, being the first player to do something

00:47 that's pretty cool in this league,

00:48 'cause you just know the history,

00:49 you know the greats that's come through the leagues.

00:51 And then you see some of the greats on the floor tonight.

00:53 It was just great to compete versus that.

00:54 - Yeah, I'm happy for Bron.

00:56 I mean, it's incredible what he's doing.

00:58 At this age, the totality of his career,

01:00 you know, to eclipse Kareem a few years back

01:03 and, you know, now to reach that mark,

01:06 it's pretty unbelievable, I'm happy for him.

01:08 - When the 40,000 point mark hit,

01:12 definitely looked up there at my wife

01:13 and looked at my daughter and my mom,

01:15 and my daughter was just clapping and, you know,

01:17 like pumping her arms up in the air.

01:19 So that was a super cool moment.

01:21 Blew her a kiss, she blew one back to me.

01:22 - He gonna set the bar high for everybody coming after him.

01:24 So we appreciate him having him be the face of the league

01:29 for the last 20 years.

01:30 He's set a good precedent for us.

01:32 - I have no idea.

01:34 Obviously you have to,

01:35 you have to play the game quite a while

01:39 and have some good luck as far as injuries

01:42 and things of that nature.

01:43 You have to take care of your body.

01:44 You have to be present on the floor.

01:46 And then you have to be productive as well.

01:48 And that record's always meant to be broken.

01:51 You know, you can never say never of any record.

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