There might be a lot of criticism of LeBron James’ performance this year. However, one thing is for certain: King James is a legend. Last night, the Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 113-100. James helped his team reach its goal by scoring 19 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. Now, while this was already a cheering aspect for the 40-year-old, things just got better.
After the 34 minutes played in his recent game, the 4x NBA MVP surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most minutes played in the NBA regular season. Overtaking Abdul-Jabbar’s 57,446 minutes, James now stands at 57,471. But that’s not all. James also had a hilarious moment when he held up a sign to describe how long he had been playing the game.
“1 Billion mins. Last night became the NBA All-Time Leader in Minutes! Crazy to even think about! Very thankful and blessed! Been a helluva ride. 1 million minutes Wilt style!” James captioned his Instagram post while holding up a sign that read, “1 Billion mins.”
LeBron on Instagram:
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 21, 2024
“1 Billion minutes”
💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/R9G48niSib
Interestingly, the four-time NBA champion recreated Wilt Chamberlain’s iconic style from his 100-point game. Meanwhile, after boasting about his recent success, social media went crazy as fans flocked to the comments section.
LeBron James Garner Mixed Reactions From Online Fans
As soon as LeBron James’ post went viral, fans immediately started to express their feelings on the internet. One fan said, “Imma tell my kids he scored 1 billion in a game but we lost the tapes.”
Imma tell my kids he scored 1 billion in a game but we lost the tapes pic.twitter.com/ADscRymYma
— Riley ❄️ (@rileysbetter) December 21, 2024
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Another fan praised the legend saying, “1 billion minutes or even a single minute he’s made his mark on this planet for generations to come, humans in the future will think how a phenomen came to life before them “What was his name good sir?” “His name you ask?”… his name… his name was LeBron James” bahhh bahhh”
1 billion minutes or even a single minute he’s made his mark on this planet for generations to come, humans in the future will think how a phenomen came to life before them “What was his name good sir?” “His name you ask?”… his name… his name was LeBron James” 🐐 bahhh bahhh
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) December 21, 2024
A third fan commented, “officially Unc status.”
officially Unc status
— PrizePicks (@PrizePicks) December 21, 2024
This fan teased the GOAT controversy, “GOAT and he’s better than MJ.”
GOAT and he’s better than MJ
— zaiire 💫 (@_zaiire_) December 21, 2024
Another user said, “Been unc status lol.”
Been unc status lol
— Sleeper Picks (@SleeperPicksHQ) December 21, 2024
A fan threw a subtle dig at the Lakers’ legend about his name getting involved with Diddy. The comment read, “Those Diddy parties must have really did him in wow.”
Those Diddy parties must have really did him in wow.
— VintageAaronRodgers (@VentageArod) December 21, 2024
Lastly, this fan echoed a similar sentiment. The comment read, “1 billion minutes. That’s the amount of time his friend Diddy will spend in prison.”
1 billion minutes. That’s the amount of time his friend Diddy will spend in prison 😭
— JBond (@jbondwagon) December 21, 2024
Thus, despite the impressive feat, fans are still divided. With things looking bittersweet for the 40-year-old, it remains to be seen how things pan out for LeBron James in the future.
