It doesn't get much better than having guys like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and even Derrick White on your roster. But these Celtics aren't remotely part of the league's upper echelon without their role players,

LeBron James becoming the first NBA player to reach 50,000 career points was meaningful because it created another way to appreciate his sustained excellence.

By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -LeBron James reached another milestone in his unprecedented NBA career on Tuesday, becoming the first player to score 50,000 total points after hitting a three pointer in the first quarter of the Lakers' blowout win over the Pelicans in Los Angeles.