The Ambition Of LeBron James To Pursue A Record For Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Must Be Eased For A While

JAKARTA - LeBron James is not just carrying out a mission to bring the Los Angeles Lakers to become NBA champions this season. There is another target that the 38-year-old star is pursuing.

King James - his nickname - is now pursuing a world record as the top scorer in international basketball matches.

James is currently listed as an NBA basketball player who scored 38,271 points throughout his career. He is only 117 points behind former Lakers player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who scored 38,387 points.

Unfortunately, his desire to catch up with Abdul-Jabbar's points must be temporarily suppressed. Because the former Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat players had to be sidelined due to injury.

LeBron James picked up an ankle injury when his team lost to the Boston Celtics. James, who played 44 minutes in the game, scored 41 points from a total Lakers 121 points.

It is not yet known whether James will be able to compete when his team faces New York Knicks. Launching the NBA's official website, LA Lakers team officials only announced James' unavailability in the match against the Brooklyn Nets.

In the previous four games, James also scored 20 points against San Antonio Spurs, 46 points against Los Angeles Clippers, 37 points against Portland Trail Blambers, and 23 points against Memphis Grizzlies.

Apart from James, the Lakers were also not strengthened by Anthony Davis, who suffered an injury to his right leg against the Celtics. In fact, Davis has only played twice after recovering from an injury that forced him to pull out in 20 games.