NBA Twitter reacts to LeBron James' 40K milestone: 'More points than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson combined' (2024)

THIS MIGHT BE THE COLDEST LEBRON PHOTO 🥶 pic.twitter.com/709YAsO25G

— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) March 3, 2024

I did my part helping LeBron get to 40,000 points 😂 pic.twitter.com/GRt9die24R

— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) March 3, 2024

LeBron has more career points than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson combined

— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) March 3, 2024

Congratulations to LeBron James for being the first and only player in NBA history to score 40,000 points! I’m so glad I was here to witness such an incredible feat! @KingJames pic.twitter.com/IdfjsrSLKJ

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) March 3, 2024

40k!!!! Man he’s something else 🙌🏾

— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) March 3, 2024

Congrats @KingJames
Top of the top https://t.co/366ieBA5Ij

— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorld37) March 3, 2024

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you know what’s so crazy? LeBron only having 4 MVPS is CRAZY!

— 73-9 and THEY LIED (@CuffsTheLegend) March 3, 2024

A player breaking into the league today would need to average 25 points a game for 1600 games, or 19.51 seasons, to get to where LeBron is right now.

Good luck with that. BK

— Kamenetzky Brothers (@KamBrothers) March 3, 2024

LeBron saved the Lakers franchise (still atrociously run with him there) to an immeasurable extent.

— Pranav Sriraman (@PranavSriraman) March 3, 2024

LeBron Laker career been pretty stacked. Would be right if retire as a Laker:

Finals MVP + Championship
Brought em back to relevancy
Set the scoring record
5 x All NBA's
All-Star every year
40k points

— Ball Don't Stop (@balldontstop) March 3, 2024

Skip finding a way to hate on LeBron scoring 40,000 points pic.twitter.com/3fVSJKF9tH

— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 3, 2024

As Michael Malone said after the Nuggets won last year's championship, the Nuggets are the Lakers' daddy. They've now beaten the Lakers 8 straight. 6 of the last 7 Denver wins came in games that were close in the 4th quarter. I THOUGHT LEBRON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GOAT!?!?

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 3, 2024

For LeBron, 40,000 is an astonishing longevity achievement. No career-threatening injuries/surgeries. Revolutionary commitment to nutrition/supplements/fitness. Love for hooping remains all-time high. He has now played 15,000 more minutes than Jordan did. Just incredible.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 3, 2024

We don’t give Darvin Ham enough credit, this is a picture of him guarding Lebron James in 2004. 20 Years later and Darvin Ham still continues to stop Lebron from succeeding. pic.twitter.com/3HtwxSwKGa

— HTB ♨️ (@HenryTheBlasian) March 3, 2024

The Lakers never win on special nights 💔

Remembering Kobe: lost
Last game in Staples Center: lost
Kobe statue night: lost
LeBron passing Kareem: lost
LeBron scoring 40,000th point: lost

— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) March 3, 2024

1) Death
2) Taxes
3) Lebron losing in games he achieves longevity milestones

A career microcosm. #StriveForStats

— Particle Man (@JesseGladsaget) March 3, 2024

Nuggets beat the Lakers opening night, Kobe statue night, and now LeBron 40k night. You are getting a free Jaxson Hayes t-shirt as the promotion next season at the absolute most.

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 3, 2024

LeBron’s final years being wasted

Meanwhile Darvin Ham and Jeanie Buss: pic.twitter.com/ikBHYm7GqX

— ²³ (@SpeakContext) March 3, 2024

Rob Pelinka burned another year of LeBron so he can chase undersized non-superstars in the off-season because LeBron won a title with one 10 years ago. You watched last year’s WCF and made no deals at the deadline? Malpractice.

— Got ‘Em (@GotEm_Coach) March 3, 2024