Fans hilariously speculate LeBron James' shot selection to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring record: "Hopefully Lef**k you 3", "Flopping"

LeBron James is poised to break the all-time scoring record as he sits just 36 points away entering Tuesday night's contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder. NBA fans took to Twitter to speculate on how the LA Lakers star will break the record.

ClutchPoints

@ClutchPointsApp

Dunk? Free Throw? Skyhook?

How do you think LeBron James will break Kareem's all-time scoring record? 🤔

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Dunk? Free Throw? Skyhook?

How do you think LeBron James will break Kareem's all-time scoring record? 🤔 https://t.co/BD28pR4jXo

Twitter user @JacksonUpdegr16 stated:

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"Hopefully Lef**k u 3"

@eljorgeulloa21 claimed James would flop his way to the record:

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"Flopping"

@pugiweb speculated that he would instead travel his way to the record:

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"Traveling"

@Woobhaxx set high expectations:

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"Logo skyhook"

@Just_saying_fax had a prediction that would likely have high betting odds:

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"Goaltended shot"

@RieyRuot stated:

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"Middy 🏀🏀"

@michaelhowe1359 had a one-of-a-kind prediction:

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"Intentional foul to stop the game, free throw"

As did @BigGameTopher:

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"Defensive 3 seconds . Come bro do it ."

@JopaIam and @JonJimenez06 had shocking predictions:

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"Dunk, from half court."

"Skyhook Dunk from the 3"

@AIL3GACY stated:

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"he should do it his own way, it would be much more impressive to watch him break the record with his signature dunk however a skyhook would still be cool."

@Bart2700D claimed:

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"He’ll get a bs foul call and sink a free throw."

@laforlebron had an answer that was quite common:

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"Skyhook"

Check out tweets speculating on how LeBron James breaks the scoring record below:

The Jackson Updegraff

@JacksonUpdegr16

@ClutchPointsApp Hopefully Lefuck u 3

@ClutchPointsApp Hopefully Lefuck u 3

ElJorgeUlloa21

@eljorgeulloa21

@ClutchPointsApp Flopping

@ClutchPointsApp Flopping

Pgw

@pugiweb

@ClutchPointsApp Traveling

@ClutchPointsApp Traveling

woobhaxx

@Woobhaxx

@ClutchPointsApp Logo skyhook

@ClutchPointsApp Logo skyhook

Kiñ

@Just_saying_fax

@ClutchPointsApp Goaltended shot

@ClutchPointsApp Goaltended shot

Ray-j

@RieyRuot

@ClutchPointsApp Middy

@ClutchPointsApp Middy 🏀🏀

michaelhowe

@michaelhowe1359

@ClutchPointsApp Intentional foul to stop the game, free throw

@ClutchPointsApp Intentional foul to stop the game, free throw

Christopher Ermita

@BigGameTopher

@ClutchPointsApp Defensive 3 seconds . Come bro do it .

@ClutchPointsApp Defensive 3 seconds . Come bro do it .

Jopa

@JopaIam

@ClutchPointsApp Dunk, from half court.

@ClutchPointsApp Dunk, from half court.

JJ

@JonJimenez06

@ClutchPointsApp Skyhook Dunk from the 3

@ClutchPointsApp Skyhook Dunk from the 3

AIL3GACY

@AIL3GACY

@ClutchPointsApp he should do it his own way, it would be much more impressive to watch him break the record with his signature dunk however a skyhook would still be cool.

@ClutchPointsApp he should do it his own way, it would be much more impressive to watch him break the record with his signature dunk however a skyhook would still be cool.

DBart2700

@Bart2700D

@ClutchPointsApp He’ll get a bs foul call and sink a free throw.

@ClutchPointsApp He’ll get a bs foul call and sink a free throw.

laforlebron

@laforlebron

@ClutchPointsApp Skyhook

@ClutchPointsApp Skyhook

Will the NBA stop the game if LeBron James breaks the scoring record tonight?

The NBA has stopped the game to acknowledge individual accomplishments on several occasions. Many have speculated how the league will handle the situation when LeBron James inevitably breaks the all-time scoring record. The league will reportedly end the contest to honor James.

If the moment occurs and the game is within six points with less than a minute left, or the game is in overtime, the league will not stop playing, according to TNT.

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"The NBA will NOT stop the game to honor LeBron James’ record breaking basket if the game is under 1 minute and within 6 points OR goes to overtime, per TNT"

NBACentral

@TheNBACentral

The NBA will NOT stop the game to honor LeBron James’ record breaking basket if the game is under 1 minute and within 6 points OR goes to overtime, per TNT

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The NBA will NOT stop the game to honor LeBron James’ record breaking basket if the game is under 1 minute and within 6 points OR goes to overtime, per TNT https://t.co/eAmSTEGPKh

The league is seemingly looking to honor the LA Lakers star, so long as it doesn't risk affecting the outcome of the contest. Fans looking to see LeBron break the record on Tuesday night will have to hope that it occurs with more than a minute left or in a game that is already out of hand. If he doesn't break the record on Tuesday, he will likely do so before the fourth quarter on Thursday.

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