His accomplishment in Los Angeles also surpasses Kobe, Jordan, Wilt, Shaq and Karl Malone.
NBA superstar LeBron James on Tuesday night carved another notch into his place among the greatest basketball players of all time. James became the NBA’s all-time leader in points scored, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
James, a 38-year-old small forward with the Los Angeles Lakers, hit a 14-foot jump shot with 10.9 seconds remaining in the third quarter of his team’s eventual 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
After James nailed the two-point shot, the crowd erupted with an «MVP, MVP» chant as James raised both arms into the air.
James had just scored career point 38,388, surpassing Abdul-Jabbar’s old mark set when he was also with the Lakers.
It looked like a prize fighter had just won a big match as photographers enclosed around him and his family was briskly brought onto the court to celebrate.
