Suffice it to say that LeBron James has been in a really good mood as of late. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar bought his mother, Gloria James, an early birthday present, a Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV.
The matriarch, whose birthday is on Feb. 4, 2022, showed off the wondrous whip on her Instagram page, presumably from her home in suburban Akron, Ohio, the city where James was born.
The birthday present comes on the heels of several major milestones accomplished by the megastar son. On Jan. 20, 2022, King James became the first person in NBA history to ever score more than 30,000 points, grab over 10,000 rebounds and dish out more than 9,000 assists in a career.
36,319 PTS
10,002 REB
9,908 ASTLeBron James is first player in NBA history with 30K PTS, 10K REB and 9K AST 👑 pic.twitter.com/znmO1Vx4nL
— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2022
It would have been better had the Lakers (21-22 record) not been vanquished by the inferior Indiana Pacers on that same night, 111-104, but the milestone was lauded by the Lakers and the NBA.
Another milestone for the King.#LeBronJames x #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/E6bYzaySG1
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 20, 2022
LeBron James is the only
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36000/10000/9000player in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/uYbupYCFMj
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 20, 2022
Moreover, despite being in his 19th season, James remains the NBA’s most popular player, as evidenced by James leading the voting for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. He is well ahead of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry by over 700K votes, 6.8M to 6.1M.
LeBron James now leads the NBA in the latest fan returns for NBA All-Star Voting presented by Tissot, which concludes this Saturday, Jan. 22.
Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan and James continue to be the top vote-getters at their respective position groups. pic.twitter.com/LBIU5BamC6
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 20, 2022
In addition to all of that, James pushes out more merchandise than his upper-tier peers as he has the game’s bestselling jersey, again leading second-place Curry.
King James is also having an MVP-type season despite all that ails the Lakers. He is the second-leading scorer with 29 points a game, just behind the leader Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets, who is averaging 29.3 PPG.
