Today, the Lakers lost 114-124 at home to the Nuggets. After the game, Lakers forward Anthony Davis was interviewed.
LeBron James reached the career 40,000-point milestone in this game.
Speaking about how he feels about it, Davis said: "We knew he was going to get there. I think he deliberately missed that plus the free throw so that he could have scored exactly 40,000 points. But he then made a three-pointer, but it didn't look like he wanted to shoot, so he was a little hesitant. I got 40,000 points, I looked up and saw it, and I thought that was a lot of points, and then I joked with Vanderbilt and AR (Austin Reeves) that I was still trying to get 20,000 points, and he got 40,000 points, doubled.
You follow a lot of the great players in the history of the sport, and no one has even come close to 40,000 points. Of course, it was a great moment and it would have been better if we had won. It's bad, I don't want to say it ruined the moment, but it adds a little dark cloud to it. But it's definitely a great achievement, and for someone like God, who has been designated to score goals, to be the first player in history to score 40,000 points, no one even comes close to it. As a friend, brother and teammate, I'm absolutely happy for him and excited to witness that. ”
In this game, Davis played 39 minutes and scored 17 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-13 shooting.