LeBron James scored his 38,388th career point Tuesday evening, becoming the NBA’s all-time scoring leader. James surpassed fellow Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had held the record since April 1984.
James went into Tuesday evening’s match-up against the Oklahoma City Thunder with 36 points left to surpass Abdul-Jabbar’s record 38,387 points. He broke the record with roughly 10 seconds left in the third quarter, scoring two points off of a step-back fallaway jumper.
The game was immediately halted for a brief ceremony to commemorate the historical moment. Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from a baseline seat, took the floor to congratulate James, who was joined by his mother, wife and three children.
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J. Kim Murphy
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