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01Franchisevalue&revenueMajorsportsleaguesbyaveragefranchisevalueinNorthAmericafrom2007to2022(inmillionU.S.dollars)AveragefranchisevalueinmajorU.S.sportsleagues2007-2022NationalFootballLeagueNationalBasketballAssociationMajorLeagueBaseballNationalHockeyLeague5,0004,5004,0003,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,000500020072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120224/statistics/202758/franchise-value-of-us-sports-teamsTeamsinMajorLeagueBaseballwereestimatedatanaveragefranchisevalueofjustovertwobillionU.S.dollarsin2022.Meanwhile,theaveragevalueofNationalFootballLeaguefranchisesreachedahighofalmost4.5billionU.S.dollarsin2022.

ReadmoreNote(s):NorthAmerica;2007to2022Source(s):Forbes;AveragefranchisevalueofNBAteamsfrom2001to2023(inmillionU.S.dollars)AveragefranchisevalueofNationalBasketballAssociationteams2001-20234,5004,0003,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,0003,8502,863.52,4802,1231,8681,651.51,3551,2451,106634509353

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20235Description:TheaveragefranchisevalueofNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)franchisesincreasednearlytwentyfoldbetween2001and2023.In2023,theaveragefranchisevaluewithintheleagueamountedto3.85billionU.S.dollars.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2001to2023Source(s):Forbes;NationalBasketballAssociationfranchisevaluebyteamin2023(inbillionU.S.dollars)ValueofNationalBasketballAssociationfranchises2023FranchisevalueinmillionU.S.dollars0123456789GoldenStateWarriorsNewYorkKnicksLosAngelesLakersBostonCeltics7.76.66.44.7LosAngelesClippersChicagoBulls4.654.64.54.44.3DallasMavericksHoustonRocketsPhiladelphia76ersTorontoRaptorsPhoenixSuns4.14MiamiHeat3.9BrooklynNets3.856Description:Withanestimatednetworthof7.7billionU.S.dollars,theGoldenStateWarriorsfranchisewasthemostvaluableteamintheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)in2023.TrailinginsecondplaceweretheNewYorkKnickswithavalueof6.6billionU.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2023Source(s):ForbesNationalBasketballAssociationtotalleaguerevenuefrom2001/02to2022/23(inbillionU.S.dollars)TotalrevenueoftheNationalBasketballAssociation2001-20231210810.5810.028.768.017.927.376.415.8765.184.794.563.963.77

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ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2001to2023Source(s):ForbesNationalBasketballAssociationteamsrankedbyrevenue2022/23season(inmillionU.S.dollars)TeamsoftheNBArankedbyrevenue2022/23RevenueinmillionU.S.dollars0100200300400500600700800900GoldenStateWarriorsLosAngelesLakersNewYorkKnicksBostonCelticsDallasMavericksLosAngelesClippersHoustonRocketsChicagoBulls765516504443429425381372Philadelphia76ersMiamiHeat371371367366BrooklynNetsPhoenixSunsDenverNuggets3488Description:Inthe2022/23season,theGoldenStateWarriorsgeneratedthemostrevenuefromtheNationalBasketballAssociationfranchises.Specifically,theGoldenStateWarriorsgenerated765millionU.S.dollarsinrevenuebytheendoftheseason.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2023Source(s):ForbesNationalBasketballAssociationsponsorshiprevenuefrom2010to2023(inmillionU.S.dollars)NBAleague&teamssponsorshiprevenue2010-20231,8001,6001,4001,2001,0001,6601,6001,4601,3901,2981,120861799739800679642610572600400200053609/1010/1111/1212/1313/1414/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/239Description:Commerciallyspeaking,awatershedmomentfortheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)cameduringthe2017/18seasonwhenjerseypatchsponsorswereintroduced.Followingthismove,theNBA`ssponsorshiprevenuegrewbynearlyathirdand,in2023,reached1.66billionU.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2010to2023;includingleague,team,andarenasponsorships,however,excludingTVrightsdealsSource(s):Forbes;IEGAverageoperatingincomeperNBAfranchisefrom2001/02to2022/23(inmillionU.S.dollars)AverageoperatingincomeofNationalBasketballAssociationteams2001-2023100908070605040302090.870.67061.6360.551.4931.2829.9724.6123.7223.0611.8910.619.569.758.57.817.766.96.136.09

5.8210010Description:Duringthe2022/23season,theaverageoperatingincomeofaNationalBasketballAssociationfranchisewas70.6millionU.S.dollars.Whilethisfigurewassmallerthantheaveragefromthepreviousseason,itwasthesecond-highestsincethe2001/2season.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2001to2023Source(s):Forbes;NationalBasketballAssociationteamsrankedbyoperatingincomein2022/23(inmillionU.S.dollars)OperatingincomeofNationalBasketballAssociationfranchisesin2023OperatingincomeinmillionU.S.dollars60

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02TVviewersAverageTVviewersoftheNBAregularseasonfrom2020to2023(inmillions)NBAregularseasonTVviewers2020-20231.81.621.611.591.61.341.41.21.00.80.60.40.20.02019/202020/212021/222022/2313Description:Anaverageof1.59millionviewerstunedintowatchNBAregularseasongamesacrossABC,ESPNandTNTinthe2022/23season.Thismarkedaveryslightdeclineonthenumberofviewersfromthepreviousseason.

ReadmoreNote(s):2019/20to2022/23Source(s):Forbes;NielsenAverageTVviewershipofNBAFinalsgamesintheUnitedStatesfrom2002to2023(inmillions)NBAFinalsTVviewershipintheU.S.2000-2023252020.420.219.918.1417.9417.717.717.3416.8615.6815.515.1414.9414.351510512.9712.5412.411.649.869.919.297.502002

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202314Description:The2023NBAFinalswerewatchedbyanaverageof11.64millionviewersintheUnitedStates.Thismarkedadeclinefromthepreviousyearwhenover12millionviewerstunedintowatchtheGoldenStateWarriorsbeattheBostonCeltics4-2.

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202315Description:Thegamesofthe2023NBAFinalshadanaverageTVratingof6.1.The2023championshipswerecontestedbetweentheDenverNuggetsandMiamiHeatandsawtheNuggetswin4-1toclaimtheirfirstNBAtitleinfranchisehistory.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2002to2023Source(s):SportsMediaWatchAverageNBAFinalsTVratingsintheUnitedStatesin2023AverageU.S.TVratingsofNBAFinals202387766665432105.4Game1Game2Game3Game4Game516Description:Duringthe2023NBAFinals,Game5hadthehighestratingintheUnitedStateswithanestimatedsevenpercentofhouseholdshavingtunedintowatchtheDenverNuggetssecuretheirfirstNBAchampionshiptitleagainsttheMiamiHeat.Game4hadthelowestratingwith5.4.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2023Source(s):Nielsen;SportsMediaWatchAveragenumberofTVviewersoftheNBAFinalsintheUnitedStatesin2023,bygame(inmillions)AverageviewershipoftheNBAFinalsintheU.S.20231413.0811.9111.581210811.2410.416420Game1Game2Game3Game4Game517Description:Duringthe2023NBAFinalsbetweentheDenverNuggetsandtheMiamiHeat,theaverageTVviewershipintheUnitedStatespeakedduringGame5at13.08million.Duringthisgame,theNuggetsclinchedtheirfirsttitleinthefranchise'shistory,joiningthecohortof20otherteamswhohavewonanNBAtitle.Game2hadthesecondhighestaveragenumberofviewerswith11.91million.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2023Source(s):Nielsen;SportsMediaWatchAveragenumberofviewersoftheNBADraftfrom2011to2023(inmillions)NBADraftaverageTVviewers2011-20234.03.53.743.73.553.53.23.073.093.053333.02.52.01.51.00.50.02.262.13201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202318Description:Firstheldin1947,theNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)Draftisanannualpre-seasoneventthroughwhichteamsintheleagueselectrecruitsfromapoolofcollegeandprofessionalmen'sbasketballplayers.The2023NBADraftwasshownonESPNandABCandattractedarecord-highaverageof3.74millionviewers.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2011to2023Source(s):ESPN.com;Nielsen;SportsMediaWatchCHAPTER

03Gameattendance&arenasNationalBasketballAssociation:totalattendanceatregularseasongamesfrom2006/07to2022/23(inmillions)TotalattendanceatNationalBasketballAssociationregularseasongames2006-20232522.1621.8421.9121.9521.9921.9321.9321.421.3921.321.3221.4121.0920.86201510517.117.240.67020Description:Inthe2022/23season,totalattendanceatNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)regularseasongamesroseto22.16million.Thisfiguresignifiedafullrecoveryfromthe2020/21season,whenattendanceratesplummetedasaresultofmanyNBAgameshavingtobeplayedwithlimitedornofansinattendanceduetothecoronavirus(COVID-19)pandemic,aswellasanall-timehighinNBAattendance.Theleague-wideaveragepergameattendanceintheNBAforthe2022/23seasonwas[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2006to2023;*The2011/12seasonwasshortenedtoa66-gamescheduleduetoalockoutrelatedtolabornegotiations.**Attendancesinthe2020/21seasonwereseverelyaffectedbythecoronavirus(COVID-19)pandemic

ReadmoreSource(s):ESPN.comNationalBasketballAssociationaverageregularseasonhomeattendanceinthe2022/23season,byteamNBAregularseasonhomeattendancebyteam2022/23Attendance10,00005,00015,00020,00025,000ChicagoBullsPhiladelphia76ersDallasMavericksTorontoRaptorsMiamiHeatClevelandCavaliersNewYorkKnicksDenverNuggetsBostonCeltics20,52720,46920,17719,78619,68719,43219,39219,23519,156PortlandTrailBlazersLosAngelesLakersDetroitPistons18,71618,61318,529UtahJazz18,20621/statistics/193714/regular-season-home-attendance-of-national-basketball-association-teams-in-2010Inthe2022/23season,theaverageregularseasonhomeattendanceoftheChicagoBullsfranchisewasthehighestofallNationalBasketballAssociationteams.TheregularseasonhomeattendanceoftheChicagoBullsfranchisethatseasonwas20,527.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2022/23Source(s):ESPN.comNationalBasketballAssociationaverageregularseasonhomeattendancefrom2006/07to2022/23AveragepergameattendanceintheNBAfrom2005-202320,00018,00016,00014,00012,00010,0008,0006,0004,0002,000022/statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006Theaveragepergameattendance(regularseason)oftheNationalBasketballAssociationroseovertheyearsfromthe2006/07seasontothe2022/23season.In2022/23,anaverageof18thousandfansattendedNBAgamesthroughouttheseason.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2006to2023;*Lockout-shortenedseason,33homegamesperteaminsteadof41.**Attendancesinthe2020/21seasonwereseverelyaffectedasaresultofthecoronavirus(COVID-19)pandemic.

ReadmoreSource(s):ESPN.comNationalBasketballAssociationaverageregularseasonhomeattendancebyteam2022/23seasonNBAregularseasonaveragehomeattendancebyteam2022/23Averageattendance10,00005,00015,00020,00025,000ChicagoBullsPhiladelphia76ersDallasMavericksTorontoRaptorsMiamiHeatClevelandCavaliersNewYorkKnicksDenverNuggetsBostonCeltics20,52720,46920,17719,78619,68719,43219,39219,23519,156PortlandTrailBlazersLosAngelesLakersDetroitPistons18,71618,61318,529UtahJazz18,20623Description:TheChicagoBullshadthehighestaverageregularseasonhomeattendanceofallNationalBasketballAssociationteamsinthe2022/23season.TheaverageregularseasonhomeattendanceoftheBullsfranchisewas20,527.

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40006008001,0001,200BarclaysCenter(BrooklynNets,2012)***AmericanAirlinesCenter(DallasMavericks,2001)**AmwayCenter(OrlandoMagic,2010)1,031561521TimeWarnerCableArena(CharlotteHornets,2005)FedExForum(MemphisGrizzlies,2004)321313ToyotaCenter(HoustonRockets,2003)302293AmericanAirlinesArena(MiamiHeat,2000)AT&TCenter(SanAntonioSpurs,2002)245ChesapeakeEnergyArena(OklahomaCityThunder,2002)11724Description:ThestatisticshowsarankingofNationalBasketballAssociationstadiums/arenasbuiltsince2000bytotalcostofconstruction.ThetotalconstructioncostsoftheBarclaysCenteramountedto1.03billionU.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):NorthAmerica,UnitedStates;2000to2016Source(s):BrookingsInstitutionSportsstadiumsoftheNBArankedbyvalueoffederalsubsidysince2002(inmillionU.S.dollars)*FederalsubsidytoNBAstadiumsbuiltsince2002FederalsubsidyinmillionU.S.dollars20

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60080100120140BarclaysCenter(BrooklynNets,2012)**ToyotaCenter(HoustonRockets,2003)122112FedExForum(MemphisGrizzlies,2004)87AmwayCenter(OrlandoMagic,2010)70TimeWarnerCableArena(CharlotteHornets,2005)AT&TCenter(SanAntonioSpurs,2002)5341AmericanAirlinesCenter(DallasMavericks,2001)***3925Description:ThestatisticshowsthesportsstadiumsoftheNationalBasketballAssociationbuiltsince2002,rankedbyvalueoffederalsubsidy.ThefederalsubsidytowardtheBarclaysCenteramountedto122millionU.S.dollars.

ReadmoreNote(s):NorthAmerica,UnitedStates;2002to2016;*Includesancillarystructures,suchasparkingandinfrastructureimprovements.**StadiumsharedwiththeNewYorkIslanders(NHL).***StadiumsharedwiththeDallasStars(NHL).

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04Fans&socialmediaLevelofinterestintheNationalBasketballAssociationintheUnitedStatesasofMarch2023NBAinterestlevelintheU.S.2023Avidfan20%Notafan49%Casualfan31%27Description:TheNationalBasketballAssociationisaprofessionalbasketballleagueformenwith30teamscompetingagainsteachotherintheUnitedStates.AsurveyconductedinMarch2023intheUnitedStatesshowedthatalmosthalfofallrespondentshadnointerestintheNBA.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;March4to5,2023;2,205respondents;18yearsandolderSource(s):MorningConsultLevelofinterestintheNationalBasketballAssociationintheUnitedStatesasofMarch2023,byageNBAinterestlevelintheU.S.2023,byageShareofrespondentsAvidfanCasualfan60%Notafan0%20%40%80%40%100%120%18-3435-4445-6465+28%32%26%32%43%18%32%51%9%29%63%28Description:TheNationalBasketballAssociationisaprofessionalbasketballleagueformenwith30teamscompetingagainsteachotherintheUnitedStates.AsurveyconductedinMarch2023intheUnitedStatesshowedthat63percentofrespondentsaged65andolderhadnointerestintheNBA.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;March4to5,2023;2,205respondents;18yearsandolderSource(s):MorningConsultLevelofinterestintheNationalBasketballAssociationintheUnitedStatesasofMarch2023,byethnicityNBAinterestlevelintheU.S.2023,byethnicityShareofrespondentsAvidfanCasualfan60%Notafan0%20%40%80%100%120%WhiteHispanicBlack16%30%54%23%31%46%40%36%24%Other22%38%40%29Description:TheNationalBasketballAssociationisaprofessionalbasketballleagueformenwith30teamscompetingagainsteachotherintheUnitedStates.AsurveyconductedinMarch2023intheUnitedStatesshowedthat40percentofblackrespondentshadnointerestintheNBA.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;March4to5,2023;2,205respondents;18yearsandolderSource(s):MorningConsultNumberofFacebooklikesforNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)teamsasofOctober2023(inmillions)NBA:numberofFacebookfans2023,byteamFacebookfansinmillions051015202530354045NBALosAngelesLakersChicagoBulls39.9321.8716.6915.86HoustonRocketsMiamiHeat14.3GoldenStateWarriorsBostonCeltics128.677.837.336.626.285.514.95ClevelandCavaliersSacramentoKingsSanAntonioSpursOklahomaCityThunderNewYorkKnicksWashingtonWizards30Description:With21.87millionlikes,theLosAngelesLakershadthemostlikesonFacebookamongNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)teamsasofOctober2023.BringinguptherearwastheofficialaccountoftheAtlantaHawkswith1.57millionlikes.Meanwhile,theNBA`sownofficialFacebookpagehadaccrued39.93millionlikes.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide,NorthAmerica;asofOctober2023Source(s):FacebookNumberofFacebookfans/X(formerlyTwitter)followersoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)from2012to2023(inmillions)NBAnumberofFacebookfans/Xfollowers2012-2023FacebookfansX/Twitterfollowers908070605040302010044.5742.839.936.4834.432.531.130.228.427.727.326.4124.523.0820.2617.0413.4811.219.5320.38Mar8.0739.17

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202331Description:AsofOctober2023,theNationalBasketballAssociation`s(NBA)officialX(formerlyTwitter)pagehad44.57millionfollowers.Meanwhile,theNBA`sFacebookpagehad39.93millionfans.Bothsocialmediafollowingshaveexperiencednear-constantgrowthsinceSeptember2012;however,inrecentyears,thegrowthoftheleague`sFacebookfanbasehassloweddown.Conversely,theNBA`sXfollowinghasincreasedbyapproximatelytwomillionfollowerseverysixmonthssinceMarch2021.

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05PlayersalariesSizeofthesalarycapoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)from2012/13to2023/24(inmillionU.S.dollars)NationalBasketballAssociationsalarycap2012-2024160140120134121112.41109.14109.14101.8799.0910080604020094.147063.0758.0458.682012/132013/142014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/2433Description:TheNBAsalarycaplimitstheamountofmoneythatteamsareallowedtopaytheirplayerstoensurefinancialparityacrosstheleague.Thesalarycapforthe2023/24NBAseasonwassetatanestimated134millionU.S.dollars.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2012to2024Source(s):NBA;TheAthleticMinimumannualplayersalaryintheNationalBasketballAssociationfrom2017to2024(inU.S.dollars)MinimumplayersalaryperyearinNBA2017-20241,200,0001,119,563995,9281,000,000925,258898,310898,310838,464815,615800,000600,000400,000200,00002017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-202434Description:Theminimumsalaryforplayerssigningcontractsinthe2023-2024NBAseasonamountedtoover1.1millionU.S.dollars.Thisisthefirsttimethattheminimumsalaryhasexceededtheonemilliondollarmark,withtheminimumsalaryinthe2021-2022seasonestimatedatjustover925thousandU.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):Canada,UnitedStates;2022Source(s):NBA;Website()NationalBasketballAssociationaverageteampayrollfrom2001/02to2022/23(inmillionU.S.dollars)AverageplayerexpensesofNationalBasketballAssociationteams2001-2023180160140120100159.6130.53130.6120.47116.43112.77107.690.9379.7378.1375.476.273.438072.171.2768.766.1761.359.5559.4758.4560

52.554020035Description:Inthe2022/23season,playerexpensesforfranchisesintheNationalBasketballAssociationpeakedatanestimated159.6millionU.S.dollars.Thisdenotedanincreaseofroughly22percentfromthepreviousseason,whenthefigurestoodat130.6millionU.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2001to2023;includesbenefitsandbonuses;*The2011/12seasonwasalockout-shortenedseason.ReadmoreSource(s):Forbes;NationalBasketballAssociationteamsrankedbyplayerexpenses(salaries)in2022/23(inmillionU.S.dollars)PlayerexpensesintheNBAbyteamin2023PayrollinmillionU.S.dollars020406080100120140160180200220LosAngelesClippersGoldenStateWarriorsMilwaukeeBucksBrooklynNets198197188187BostonCeltics185PhoenixSuns179DallasMavericksLosAngelesLakersDenverNuggetsCharlotteHornetsPhiladelphia76ersMiamiHeat177177171165161161159AtlantaHawks36Description:Inthe2022/23season,theLosAngelesClippersfranchisehadthehighestplayerexpensesintheNationalBasketballAssociation.Thatseason,theClippersspent198millionU.S.dollarsonplayersalaries,whichwasmarginallymorethanthepayrolloftheNBA'smostvaluablefranchise,theGoldenStateWarriors.Meanwhile,theNBA'sotherLA-basedfranchise,the17-timechampionLALakers,hadplayerexpensesof177millionU.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2023Source(s):ForbesHighest-paidNationalBasketballAssociationplayersin2023-2024(inmillionU.S.dollars)NationalBasketballAssociationhighest-paidplayersinsalaries&endorsements2024EarningsinmillionU.S.dollarsSalary

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6002047.651.98070100120140LeBronJames(LosAngelesLakers)StephenCurry(GoldenStateWarriors)KevinDurant(PhoenixSuns)5046.445.645.643.247.645GiannisAntetokounmpo(MilwaukeeBucks)DamianLillard(MilwaukeeBucks)KlayThompson(GoldenStateWarriors)JoelEmbiid(Philadelphia76ers)40181810JamesHarden(Philadelphia76ers)JimmyButler(MiamiHeat)35.62245.245.647.610PaulGeorge(LosAngelesClippers)NikolaJoki(DenverNuggets)9737Description:LeBronJameswasthetop-earningplayerintheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)inthe2023/24season,withasalaryof47.6millionU.S.dollarsandaround70millionU.S.dollarsinoff-courtincome.TheGoldenStateWarriors'StephenCurrywasthesecondhighest-paidNBAplayer,withasalaryof51.9millionU.S.dollarsand50millionU.S.dollarsinincomefromendorsementdeals.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2023-24Source(s):ForbesCHAPTER

06LeaguerecordsNumberofNBAchampionshipswonfrom1946to2023,byfranchiseNBAFinalswinsbyteam2023Numberoftitles024681012141618BostonCelticsMinneapolis/LosAngelesLakersPhiladelphia/SanFrancisco/GoldenStateWarriorsChicagoBulls171776SanAntonioSpurs5SyracuseNationals/Philadelphia76ersFortWayne/DetroitPistonsMiamiHeat333HoustonRocketsNewYorkKnicksMilwaukeeBucks222DenverNuggetsTorontoRaptors1139Description:HavingdefeatedMiamiHeat4-2inthe2020NBAFinals,theLosAngelesLakersclinchedtheir17thNBAchampionship,drawinglevelwiththeBostonCelticsforthemosttitlesofalltime.TheCelticswoneightstraighttitlesbetween1959and1966withateamthatiswidelyconsideredoneofthebesteverintheleague.TheBoston-basedfranchisehasfoundsuccesshardertocomebyinrecentyears,withtheteam'slastchampionshiptitlecomingbackin2008.

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20,00005,00010,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000LeBronJames*KareemAbdul-JabbarKarlMalone38,89538,38736,928KobeBryant33,643MichaelJordanDirkNowitzki32,29231,56031,419WiltChamberlainShaquilleO'NealCarmeloAnthony*MosesMaloneElvinHayes28,59628,28927,40927,31327,19226,946KevinDurant*HakeemOlajuwon40Description:InFebruary2023,LeBronJamesbroketheNBAall-timepointsrecord,scoring38pointsintheLALakers'133-130losstotheOklahomaCityThunder.Followingthegame,James'totalstoodat38,390.Thepreviousrecordholder,KareemAbdul-Jabbar,hadscored38,387pointsfortheMilwaukeeBucksandtheLakersinanillustrious20-yearcareerspanningfrom1969to1989.AsofNovember2023,Jameshadatotalof38,895points.

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