During his 20-year career, LeBron James has been a sweeping force on the NBA courts. The star has monopolized titles, awards and statistics insatiably. But with the 38 points that James reached last Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers forward raised his record to 38,390 points, above the 38,387 accumulated by the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . That record stood for 39 years and was considered unattainable.
LeBron James, with Los Angeles Lakers, top scorer in NBA history
The Lakers lost the game 133-130, a defeat that further distances them from the playoffs, but nothing overshadowed the great night of James. With supernatural longevity, the forward is averaging 30.02 points per night this season (third best average of his career) but the deficit state of the Lakers prevents him from fighting to get close to the six rings of Michael Jordan, seen as his great rival by the status of best player ever.
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But longevity is not synonymous with eternity. LeBron will end 2023 at the age of 39 (he will be next December 30) and the time of retirement will be closer than today. However, “this achievement puts the LeBron among the GOATs (acronym for Greatest Of All Timeor The Greatest of All Time) today, beyond the discussion of whether he is better than Michael Jordan or not, ”says the newspaper. Brandfrom Spain, this Wednesday.
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The common denominator of those chosen by Brand It’s that all these stars are nearing the end of their careers, or have already left the sport. In other words, this period has been one of the most prolific in terms of the presence, almost simultaneously, of sports giants.
Regarding the note Brand, this includes more characters considered GOAT, from other sports. But leave out several. It’s even questionable, as in the case of LeBron himself, whether being the top scorer in NBA history makes him the greatest basketball player of all time.
This is the list of the GOAT of Brand.
Lebron James. He became the leading points scorer in NBA history, surpassing the record of 38,387 held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for 39 years. James continues to write pages of glory in professional basketball. He has four NBA titles (two with the Miami Heat, one with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the rest with the Lakers), and two gold medals in the Olympic Games. Chosen four times MVP of the NBA finals.
Tom Brady. The quarterback is the greatest winner in NFL history, being the only player in the league to win Super Bowls seven times, six of them with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He just announced his retirement from professional football. He completed, in 22 seasons, 624 passes from touchdown7,263 completions, 243 season wins and 35 postseason wins.
Aaron Judge. The New York Yankees baseball player had a dream MLB season in 2022 in which he hit 62 home runs to break the American League record, held by Roger Maris with 61 home runs since 1961 (the home run record is one campaign is Barry Bonds, with 73 in the National League (he set it in 2001 with the San Francisco Giants). Judge, despite his power with the bat, has not yet been able to reach a World Series with the Yankees.
Lionel Messi. When talking about the best in history, the name of the Argentine Lionel Messi immediately comes to the fore. La Pulga has just won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in addition to boasting seven Ballon d’Ors in its showcase, among many other trophies (the crack also marked an era fully identified with him at FC Barcelona. That earned the Catalan club considered by many to be the best team of all time. With the Catalans he won the Champions League four times. Messi is also one of the few footballers to win the Copa América, the World Cup, and the Olympic Games).
Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese striker is the best synonym for goal there is. With 820 goals in his career, he is undoubtedly a true predator in the area and one of the best footballers of recent times (the only one to score goals in five different editions of the FIFA World Cup. Eurocup champion with Portugal , national champion in England, Spain, and Italy, five Champions League awards, one with Manchester United and four with Real Madrid, and owner of four Ballon d’Ors).
So far the list of Brand. Other GOATs of these modern times are those that are detailed below.
Michael Phelps. The American is the best swimmer of all time and also the most successful swimmer of all time. He retired after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games at the age of 31. He walked away with 28 Olympic medals (23 gold, three silver and two bronze). The only swimmer with eight gold medals in the same Olympic Games event. (eight, in Beijing 2008). Phelps completed 83 medals in his career (66 gold, 14 silver and three bronze) and established 39 world records (29 of them individual).
Serena Williams. The American tennis player retired in September 2022, at the age of 41. With 73 titles in her career, she is the fifth-best record in the history of women’s tennis in the Open Era, in which she holds the record of 23 Grand Slam tournaments, one short of Margaret Court’s all-time record. Williams is considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time. She has four Olympic gold medals (three of them in doubles).
Roger Federer. One of the Three Musketeers who have mercilessly dominated an unrepeatable era of tennis in this century. The Swiss hung up the racket in September 2022. He left with 103 titles won, 20 Grand Slams, 1,526 matches played (1,251 won and 275 lost), being the second in the Open Era with the most victories, after Jimmy Connors with 1,274. He spent the most consecutive weeks as number one, with 237 weeks in a row, and then 310 weeks as number one in his career total. For many he is the best tennis player of all times.
Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard, another of the Three Musketeers of contemporary tennis, “insists that neither the records nor the statistics take away his sleep, he, a voracious competitor and a man with a very good memory, has never lost sight of the numbers,” said the newspaper El Country in June 2022, when Nadal was crowned in Paris and won Grand Slam number 22. “He has legendary numbers at Roland Garros. Record of 14 titles, 112 victories, 90 in three sets, 74 opponents defeated,” added AS. “Neither the injuries, nor the almost autumnal conditions, nor a diabolical scene, nor the night sessions… Nothing seems to affect Rafael Nadal, who is close to immortality”, complements the agency AFP. For many he is the best tennis player of all times.
Novak Djokovic. The Serbian, at least a veteran of the Three Musketeers of tennis of the present times, is close to scoring a new record in his career. On February 27, the ATP rankings will be revealed and he will become the tennis player with the longest time as number one, regardless of his gender. He will reach 378 weeks as the leader of his world ranking. In total he has won 93 titles, 22 of them Grand Slam. For many Djokovic is the best tennis player of all time.
Usain Bolt. The Jamaican is the best sprinter in history. He is a legend thanks to the eight gold medals he won at the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. His races, especially the one in the hectometre, have been analyzed from all possible angles. The one at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin was crazy: 9.58 seconds in 100 meters, 37.6 kilometers per hour on average, 45 km/h in the fastest phase. He also won eleven world titles and held the world record in the 100 and 200-meter dash categories. He retired in 2017.
lewis hamilton. In 2020, at the Turkish Grand Prix, the English driver tied Michael Schumacher’s mark of seven Formula One world titles. Thus he became the most successful driver in history together with the German. In that unforgettable 2020, Hamilton surpassed his number of podium finishes, reaching 176 and dethroning Schumacher who has 155. He was crowned in 2008 (McLaren), 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (Mercedes). (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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