James also surpassed Michael Jordan’s record for most 30-point games in NBA history in January, and should he remain readily available for the Lakers next season, could also set the record number of NBA appearances – sitting 63 matches away from Robert Parish’s feat of 1611.

Luke Doncic hailed James’ “amazing achievement” after creating his latest piece of history, and backed his team-mate to put the record points total even further out of sight.

“It’s amazing,” Doncic said. “Watching him do this stuff at this age, it’s just unbelievable. Like, 50K points, I can’t even explain how insane that is. He might get to 70K, you never know.”