For those wondering what “Congrats LeBron” is about, it’s about LeBron James passing Kobe Bryant to become the NBA’s third all-time leading scorer, tonight. The best part of this, for Laker fans, is that he did it in their uniform. To top it all off, he’s wearing 23 to Kobe’s 24.
LeBron James has been a beast in the NBA, ever since he played in his first game. But, he’s never had a run like the one he’s had with the Los Angeles Lakers. When free agency hit, he left no speculation, immediately signing with the Lakers, and the team struggled, majorly.
Before LeBron joined the Lakers, many fans believed their growth would be like the Philadelphia 76ers, who intentionally tanked to get better. However, throwing LeBron in the mix tanked that young core. In tonight’s game, against those Joel Embiid/Ben Simmons Sixers, LeBron passed Kobe to become the NBA’s third-best scorer, leading to Twitter’s “Congrats LeBron” trend.
