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Lakers ticket prices remain soaring as LeBron James approaches the all-time scoring record…with an “AVERAGE seat of $952 for the Thunder game, and the Bucks matchup in Los Angeles for $1,294” .
Tickets for LeBron James’ potential record game against the Oklahoma City Thunder next month have skyrocketed in price by a staggering 305 percent, according to reports.
LeBron is inching closer to becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, with his 20 points in Wednesday’s win over the San Antonio Spurs leaving him 157 behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s long-standing record.
He is currently projected to pass Abdul-Jabbar within six games when the Lakers host Oklahoma City on February 7, and ticket prices for that potentially historic outing continue to rise.
According to receiving sportsData from ticket exchange company Vivid Seats shows that seats for the game at Crypto-com Arena sell for $952 on average.
Tickets for LeBron James’ potential record game for the Lakers have skyrocketed in price
LeBron is 158 points away from breaking the all-time NBA scoring record held by former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (pictured)
Tickets for the game in which he is expected to seal the feat are averaging $952
At the start of the season, the same tickets were believed to average $235, which is an increase of 305 percent.
The cheapest available ticket appears to be on sale for around $304 at Vivid Seats, while the most expensive is $1,404.
However, it’s by no means a given that LeBron will make NBA history on the night in question, and if he doesn’t, his next opportunity will come at his home game against the Milwaukee Bucks two days later.
Ticket prices for that game are averaging $1,294, though that’s only a 173 percent increase from the start of the season, as the hype around Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks meant they were originally selling for $474.
LeBron etching his name further into the history books against Milwaukee would be a poetic moment given that they’re the only team other than the Lakers Abdul-Jabbar played for in his NBA career.
For any fans confident he’ll seal the feat even faster, tickets for the Los Angeles trip to the New Orleans Pelicans on February 4 average $277, just 18 percent more than their original price of $235.
The cheapest ticket available for the Los Angeles meeting with the Oklahoma City Thunder is priced at $304
In an iconic career that spans two decades, LeBron has scored 38,230 points while breaking a host of NBA records.
He made history in the Lakers’ loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday after becoming the first player to score 40 points against every team in the league, while tying Michael Jordan’s record of three 45-point games. .
LeBron, who has won four NBA championships and as many MVP awards, holds the record for most playoff points (7,361) and most career points in the playoffs and regular season combined (45,491).