With 38,390 points, LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s highest scorer
LeBron James achieved an impressive feat in the last match of the Los Angeles Lakers against Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite his team’s 130-133 defeat, the 38-year-old became the all-time leading scorer in NBAthe world’s premier basketball league.
With 38,390 points, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who retired with 38,387 points. The record was set in April 1984, eight months before the birth of lebronas highlighted by CNN.
James scored 38 points in the game held at dawn this Wednesday, 8. He is the top 3 player who needed the fewest games to reach the personal record, with 1,410 games. Kareemfor example, entered the court 1,560 times.
The game was stopped for brand recognition of lebron. He thanked the fans of the lakers and honored the former record holder, who was present. “Being able to be in the presence of a legend like Kareem it’s unbelievable. Please give ‘The Captain’ a standing ovation,” he said.
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