Talk:LeBron James#Proposal to split "Professional career" into its own article
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{{refideas|1=Coombs, D. S., & Cassilo, D. (2017). [https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723517719665 Athletes and/or Activists: LeBron James and Black Lives Matter]. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 41(5), 425-444.}}
most points scored, period.
Most of the editors are probably well aware (as it should be mentioned on his list of accomplishments article) but perhaps not so for the general reader - LeBron James is the sport of basketball's all-time leading scorer, and not just for the NBA. You may want to put that in the lede for kids doing biographies and such. 184.166.97.71 (talk) 22:22, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
:you got a source for that claim? HappyBoi3892 (talk) 23:10, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
::Perhaps they are referring to something like List of basketball players with most career points, which always seemed like WP:OR. —Bagumba (talk) 23:19, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
::Oscar Schmidt had the international points total (54,154) for years, and it was expected that after LeBron became the NBA's leading scorer, he would surpass it, which he did on April 2, 2024. 184.166.97.71 (talk) 05:41, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
:::Here is a source for those interested: https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-surpassed-oscar-schmidt-075718103.html Nkulasingham (talk) 12:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
:Most turnovers and most missed shots in league history should also be mentioned. But this is showbiz and not sports, so who cares. 2A02:8071:60F2:1C00:4408:A445:5B2:550A (talk) 18:10, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
At least a minor sentence such as the following
"Lebron is widely considered to be the greatest of all time, alongside Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant". I think that would be fair and there's an enormous amount of evidence and sources to back it up. Summerfell1978 (talk) 15:08, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
:Related discussion at project level. Schazjmd (talk) 15:48, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
:Also, if added, needs following corrections: Lebron James is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time, alongside Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant." Schazjmd (talk) 15:50, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
::also get Kobe outta there, the majority of people are smart enough to realise he's not close to the level of LeBron or Jordan by any conceivable metrics 92.40.213.101 (talk) 01:38, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2025
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Going by many nicknames such as "LeGoat", and "King James" Cam D23 (talk) 12:44, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.—Bagumba (talk) 13:39, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2025
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168.212.95.70 (talk) 16:47, 14 April 2025 (UTC)sunshine lebron james
:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LizardJr8 (talk) 17:16, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
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James is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history, and some say the greatest of all time 2601:8C:4181:2360:E8C6:389C:6115:A3E1 (talk) 01:25, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 02:30, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
::Also, it is under discussion at the NBA wikiproject on whether to allow any mention of "greatest" in the leads or otherwise. Looks like it's leaning towards allowing it in all NBA articles as long as we have a source for it. I assume it will close soon. Fyunck(click) (talk) 02:34, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2025
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I suggest this article to include the other positions he has played over his career (Center, point Guard, Shooting Gaurd) as he has been listed on the depth chart at every position in the modern game of basketball Jashobeam098 (talk) 16:11, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
:File:X mark.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Tlx|Edit semi-protected}} template. For reference the § Player profile section currently says: {{tq2|James has played the majority of his career at the small forward and power forward positions, but he has also been deployed at the other positions when necessary.}}—Bagumba (talk) 17:13, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
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198.8.72.53 (talk) 14:29, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Make lebron have 3 rings
:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. meamemg (talk) 14:50, 13 May 2025 (UTC)