Lebron James Becomes First Player to Reach New Milestone

LeBron James has now spent over half of his lifetime in the NBA, and with only a few games to go until he surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in all-time minutes played, LeBron has accumulated a plethora of records and achievements.

Most of his accolades are regarded in high praise; however, this new record highlights a negative statistic and shows that for all of his greatness LeBron is human after all.

5000 Career Turnovers

LeBron had an impressive performance for the Lakers in their season tournament victory over the Phoenix Suns. In this game, LeBron led the Lakers with 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. However, the most notable stat was his 4 turnovers, as these 4 turnovers pushed LeBron's career total past 5000.


With this milestone, LeBron has become the first player in NBA history to reach 5000 career turnovers. He has already been the all-time leader in turnovers for a while, with Karl Malone in second place at 4524. LeBron's ability to surpass 5000 turnovers is another testament to his durability, as he continues to prolong his career beyond 20 years while still being relied upon as a dominant ball handler.

LeBron has become the first player in NBA HISTORY to record 5,000 career turnovers 😳 pic.twitter.com/L8WcD6MEak— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) November 11, 2023

Fans React

While the stat doesn't tell the full story of LeBron's career, holding a negative record by such a significant margin has led many fans to start trolling LeBron on social media for his latest accolade. Here are some of the most popular responses:

🤣 pic.twitter.com/OuywUkI34v— StepheN Black (@SNBlack_23) November 11, 2023

Lebron with his 5000 turnovers pic.twitter.com/GVwPfzapki— 🅴  (@DubMnE) November 11, 2023

Lebron James is the first person in the history of any basketball league known to man to ever surpass 5000 turnovers! pic.twitter.com/ky3hb1YbVO— I'm 60% Huey & 41% Riley (@JewelzFinazzo) November 11, 2023

Lebron done lost his 20th anniversary game, lost his most points game, be losing on his birthday n shit

But he won when he broke 5000 turnovers 😂😂😂😂😂

Its like that nigga need negativity to boost him 🤣🤣🤣— NASA MCMAHON (@NasaMcmahon) November 11, 2023

Congratulations to Lebron James who is officially Mr. 5000. He is the first and only player in NBA history to record 5000 turnovers. The other teams appreciate your hard work and contribution to giving the ball back to them. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/ArQuwX7hxO— Uncharted Collection (@autobilia) November 11, 2023

Lebron not getting 5000 turnovers pic.twitter.com/XGh6Ga5Agg— b*v (@lakersucklol) November 11, 2023

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