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LeBron James receives a Gold and Diamond chain to celebrate the NBA's all-time scoring record.
American professional basketball player LeBron James Sr has received a gold and diamond chain from the NBA.
The NBA celebrated James with luxury jewelry for breaking the all-time scoring record held previously by Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
38-year-old James scored 38 points to become the NBA all-time scoring leader as the Los Angeles Lakers suffered defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the early hours of Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
After breaking the record, James was honored by Abdul-Jabbar and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
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LeBron James gets Gold and Diamond chain to celebrate all-time scoring record
One month after his heroics, James was celebrated by the NBA with a gold and diamond chain.
The chain to celebrate James was a collaborative effort between the Lakers and the NBA.
The chain is engraved with the title of the NBA's all-time leading scorer. It has the James logo available on his signature shoes as well as other symbolic details of the record.
Opening the top it has 'The Kid from Akron' slogan as well as the Lion head logo.
It also has the teams he has played for in his 20-year NBA career which included the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
The numbers 23 and six worn by James in his career are also well represented in the crusted section of the chain.
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James has not posted about the chain but the designers have given the fans a glance in a video that has gone viral.
James is recovering from an injury to his foot suffered in the Lakers' loss to the Dallas Mavericks last month.
He is expected to be evaluated in three weeks as the Lakers push for a spot in the NBA western conference playoffs.
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