Ham Denied Lakers Discussing LeBron James' Record Pursuit

Image Source: Instagram Ham Denied Lakers Discussing LeBron James' Record Pursuit

[{"selector":"#anim-0fe44ba0-068a-4af8-a0c6-66c73edd1124 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6bfdb0d7-c868-43ce-87da-49c7461546dc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f49dcdeb-5e9c-4ce7-ac5a-20f6bc601907","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 152.09648%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram After scoring 26 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 112-111 win over the Indiana Pacers, LeBron James is now only 63 points away from Kareem Abdul-all-time Jabbar's NBA scoring record.

[{"selector":"#anim-a239c096-8759-4277-a85c-88eadc4a7c9f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd0e8ede-2eef-479c-80fe-4eeb39d5d40b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a1a2c04-2102-46a4-893c-1e958bb21a0f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 169.78320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The 38-year-old also had seven rebounds and seven assists, while Anthony Davis scored 31 points and had 14 rebounds to lead his team.

[{"selector":"#anim-9a69d125-aad3-4f95-aab5-5cea4c5f5d9f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bd2c1588-08a2-4b31-9e3a-2bcddad6cf80","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a96ef487-a0d3-4c0c-b8b1-5c8f70a744e8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.30402%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram James told reporters, "I just realised that my game was needed more on the inside tonight." "We needed some rebounds and some baskets, and I thought we were attacking, especially in the fourth quarter."

[{"selector":"#anim-935a2bca-2426-4aa6-ba53-097ae240dff0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a61c676-49a2-49fc-a532-684280ab7d18","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c992a791-5a4c-496e-a19f-efe574c8ff47","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.98324%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The Lakers, who are in 12th place in the Western Conference, have now won two games in a row. The team is trying to get back into the running for the playoffs.

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[{"selector":"#anim-421e9640-30a6-467b-9990-4b5cd08db56d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0a3c30e-4ad6-4718-932f-04829440c7bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f333f225-b4a4-4657-a935-caea7c51e20a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 169.78320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram ESPN reports that James said, "I think it's one of the best records in sports in general." "I think it's right up there with the baseball home run record.

[{"selector":"#anim-d7a0129c-ea5f-48b0-9530-dedaca7a51ec [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1914358b-0a89-424e-aec8-f4edbcf61a7c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59beb1ac-e008-4532-9ef5-be240b5e198a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 137.15730%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram "It's one of those records that you never see broken or think will be broken, but then you see guys like... Hank Aaron had it for a long time, and when guys like Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and others started climbing it, you thought, "Oh, man. This really could happen.'

[{"selector":"#anim-1991fbbe-1854-431f-ab89-d52514dff5c2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2bd7e9f8-6237-4486-9c87-80928e186988","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11855182-8a96-4cb8-b16d-80a53bda234a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 137.15730%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram “And you start really watching it and paying attention to it and you saw Sammy and Mark McGwire go up to bat and you're like: ‘They got a chance to knock it out every single time.' Fun. As a sportsperson, I enjoyed seeing those men bat and chase it.

[{"selector":"#anim-81b4d729-d65b-4948-a52b-4b737bd6a810 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6378e600-4da5-428e-b195-9799eb3aa9c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e61bbc70-127b-412d-9637-736a0ec72f8d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.98324%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The Lakers were behind by as much as eight points in the fourth quarter, but James hit a clutch three-pointer with just over two and a half minutes left to give his team the lead.

[{"selector":"#anim-b2c3c569-600b-443f-b655-02a9d78b2d18 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-177cf48d-38ac-460a-b65d-f96c73dd12e8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-326129fa-d0a0-4882-bf11-e315015d9517","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.98324%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram Davis had another great game the day he found out he wouldn't be an All-Star in 2023. Many fans thought this was a strange decision, given how well Davis has played when he's been healthy this season.

[{"selector":"#anim-ef355a44-e728-4751-b35d-aa47a41c4d85 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ca4c98d-a246-4b98-91fe-f22849d8264c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abc85e63-6816-4be8-947e-1dbe8e4769e2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 144.01709%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The Pacers, on the other hand, have lost four games in a row and are falling in the Eastern Conference standings. However, star guard Tyrese Haliburton came back to play on Thursday after being hurt for a few weeks.

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