LeBron James now has highest birthday scoring performance at 19, 25, 36 and 38 years old
LeBron James dropped 47 points in a standout performance against the Hawks the day he turned 38, setting a record for the most points scored by a player on their 38th birthday.
We looked up all birthdays by NBA players from age 19 to age 43 and King James has the leading mark a bunch of times. Just check below:
19th birthday: LeBron James (Cleveland)
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Scored 22 points vs. Indiana on December 30, 2003
20th birthday: Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota)
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Scored 30 points vs. Houston on February 23, 2015
21st birthday: Gary Trent Jr. (Portland)
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Scored 30 points vs Oklahoma City on January 18, 2020
21st birthday: Collin Sexton (Cleveland)
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Scored 30 points vs. Oklahoma City on January 4, 2020
22nd birthday: Terry Dischinger (Chicago)
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Scored 37 points vs. New York on November 21, 1962
23rd birthday: D'Angelo Russell (Brooklyn)
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Scored 40 points vs. Charlotte on February 23, 2019
24th birthday: Anthony Davis (New Orleans)
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Scored 46 points vs. Charlotte on March 11, 2017
25th birthday: LeBron James (Cleveland)
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Scored 48 points vs. Atlanta on December 30, 2009
26th birthday: Neil Johnston (Philadelphia)
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Scored 45 points vs. Rochester on February 4, 1955
27th birthday: Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta)
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Scored 53 points vs. LA Clippers on January 12, 1987
28th birthday: Shaquille O'Neal (LA Lakers)
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Scored 61 points vs. LA Clippers on March 6, 2000
29th birthday: Michael Jordan (Chicago)
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Scored 46 points vs. Cleveland on February 17, 1992
30th birthday: Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn)
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Scored 43 points vs. Memphis on March 23, 2022
31st birthday: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (LA Lakers)
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Scored 31 points vs. Seattle on April 16, 1978
32nd birthday: Bernard King (Washington)
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Scored 37 points vs. LA Lakers on December 4, 1988
32nd birthday: Rick Barry (Golden State)
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Scored 37 points vs. Kansas City on March 28, 1976
33rd birthday: Stephen Curry (Golden State)
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Scored 32 points vs. Utah on March 14, 2021
34th birthday: Stephen Curry (Golden State)
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Scored 47 points vs. Washington on March 14, 2022
35th birthday: Alex English (Denver)
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Scored 37 points vs. Golden State on January 5, 1989
36th birthday: LeBron James (LA Lakers)
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Scored 26 points vs. San Antonio on December 30, 2020
37th birthday: Jason Kidd (Dallas)
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Scored 26 points vs. LA Clippers on March 23, 2010
38th birthday: LeBron James (LA Lakers)
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Scored 47 points vs. Atlanta on December 30, 2022
39th birthday: Jason Kidd (Dallas)
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Scored 14 points vs. San Antonio on March 23, 2012
40th birthday: John Stockton (Utah)
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Scored 20 points vs. Houston on March 26, 2002
41st birthday: John Stockton (Utah)
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Scored 8 points vs. Portland on March 26, 2003
42nd birthday: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (LA Lakers)
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Scored 12 points vs. Miami on April 16, 1989
43rd birthday: Vince Carter (Atlanta)
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Scored 5 points vs. Washington on January 26, 2020
