Lakers Ticket Prices Soar To Obscene Levels As LeBron James Closes In On All-Time Scoring Record

Lakers tickets reach season-high with King James on the verge of making history.

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Being a Lakers fan has never been cheap. From the days of Showtime through the Kobe Bryant era, going to a Lakers game has always been costly and any Los Angeles resident will tell you that.

But as LeBron James approaches Kareem's All-Time scoring record,  tickets to games have soared to almost ridiculous levels.

Just 89 points shy of history now, teams across the league are anticipating the moment and are charging fans accordingly. During the February 7th game against the Thunder, the day experts predict LeBron will break the record, the average ticket price has gone up to $1,757.81.

(via Sports Illustrated)

Minimum Ticket Price: $424
Average Ticket Price: $1,757.81

Averaging 30.2 points through 41 games this season, James is projected to break Abdul-Jabbar’s record at home against the Thunder—that is, if he doesn’t miss Thursday’s game against the Pacers or Saturday’s matchup against the Pelicans. If he does surpass the points threshold Tuesday night, it will mean back-to-back solid outings on the road for James. Still, fans don’t want to gamble, with the average seat for the Lakers’ home tilt against the Thunder posted for a whopping $1,757.81.

It's a huge risk for any fan to pay for those tickets right now. While we can guess and speculate which game will be "the one," there is ultimately no way to know for sure when it will happen.

What we do know is that when LeBron finally does eclipse Kareem, it will stand as one of his greatest accomplishments to date.

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LeBron Solidifies GOAT Case As All-Time Leading Scorer

It's no secret that LeBron desires to be the best and his career over the past 20 years is more than enough for some to call him the best. After becoming the NBA's leading scorer, however, James may solidify his GOAT status for good.

"I never thought that I could catch Kareem in scoring, that has never been something that has been on my mind. He's lying there but he's not a liar but he's lying there for sure," said James on passing a legend.

All-in-all, it should be obvious that what LeBron James is doing right now is special, rare, and deserves to be celebrated. It's no surprise that his box office appeal is also the highest it's been in a long time.

People are lining up to see LeBron make history, and you can't blame them because this might never happen again.

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