LeBron James Awarded Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player Of The Month For February

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James was named the Kia NBA Player Of The Month for February on Thursday. This is James’ 37th time winning the award, an NBA record.

Over the course of ten games in February, LeBron averaged a triple-double with a stat line of 27.0 points, ten rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game. He’s also the fourth player to average 25 points, ten rebounds and ten assists in a month’s time with at least ten games played, joining Oscar Robertson, Russell Westbrook, and Wilt Chamberlain.

James shot at a highly-efficient clip of .546 over the month and helped lift the new Cavaliers to a promising position in the Eastern Conference following the NBA Trade Deadline. He also performed well in the passing game, dishing out a league-high 105 assists in the month.

In terms of accolades, LeBron had a game-winning basket, passed Rod Strickland for eleventh place on the all-time NBA assists list. He also passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ franchise record in total rebounds. James now joins Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett for the only three players to lead a franchise in total points, rebounds, and assists. To top it all off, James captained his NBA All-Star team to victory and claimed the NBA All-Star MVP Award. LeBron finished with 29 points, ten rebounds, and eight assists in the yearly showcase. With his 14th straight start, LeBron also became the player with the most consecutive NBA All-Star Game starts by passing Bob Cousy (13).

This is the 25th time a Cavalier has won the NBA Player Of The Month award.