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  • LeBron James Might End Up Playing More Minutes Than Anyone in NBA History

    There are going to be a few milestones and records with LeBron James name next to them by the time he retires. One of them might be playing more minutes than anyone in NBA history, including the playoffs and his time with Team USA in international competitions.

  • Players With Regular Season & NBA Finals MVP at the Same Time

    Players With Regular Season & NBA Finals MVP at the Same Time

    By winning the NBA title, regular season MVP and NBA Finals MVP for a second consecutive time, LeBron James became one of the few players to win the awards in the same season more than once, joining Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, while Willis Reed, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan did it once as well.

  • Most Selections for All-NBA Team

    Most Selections for All-NBA Team

    The All-NBA first team for 2013 features LeBron James (9th overall, 7th in first), Kevin Durant (4th overall, 4th in first), Chris Paul (5th overall, 3rd in first) but also two players who are among the most accomplished in the history of the game, and still going strong after so many years in the NBA: Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant.

  • Four-Time NBA MVP Winners

    Four-Time NBA MVP Winners

    It’s not official yet, but the NBA aren’t going to give the 2013 regular season MVP award to anyone else, so LeBron James can now set himself apart from Moses Malone, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson (who have won three), joining an elite club including only himself, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

  • Fastest NBA Players to 20,000 Points

    While a lot is being made of LeBron James getting very close to 20,000 career points and being the youngest ever to reach that mark, the more important thing is to reach it faster than anyone else.

  • LeBron James – Becoming the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer

    LeBron James – Becoming the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer

    LeBron James, nine season into his NBA career, is 47th on the All-Time scoring list with 19045 points. He needs that same amount and then some to make it to the top of the pile, beating Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38387, to become the league’s all-time leading scorer.

  • Most Wins of the NBA Finals MVP Award

    28 Players have won the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (a recent change to the name), with LeBron James’ fantastic playoff and finals performance for the Miami Heat making him the latest inductee into what might be the most prestigious club of elite NBA players.

  • Most Wins of the NBA Regular Season MVP Award

    LeBron James hasn’t been oficially announced as the MVP yet, but it’s pretty close. With the 2012 regular season award coming to him, he’ll be the eighth NBA player to win the award for a third time, putting him level with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Moses Malone. He does need that NBA title that the rest of the guys on the list have.

  • Top Ten NBA Scorers of All Time

    With the 2008-2009 NBA Season over, it’s a good time to open the history books and see who are the current top ten all time scorers in the NBA and are there any active players among them or threatening their place in history.

  • Players With the Most NBA All-Star Game Selections

    The players who got selected to more NBA All-Star games than anyone else in the history of the event.