LeBron James achieved the record – he became the top scorer in NBA history

Lebron James made history in NBA: Became the all-time leading scorer in the most competitive basketball league in the world.

the gutter of los angeles lakers surpassed 38,387 points by Kareem Abdul-Jabbarwho was in attendance at Crypto.com Stadium, the former Staples Center, packed with thousands of people who sold out tickets and paid skyrocketing resale prices.

With 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter, lebron converted a field goal, reached 36 points in the game, and passed the all-time mark. At that precise moment, the match against Oklahoma City Thunder has faded into the background. Abdul-Jabbar, like all the crowd, rose to applaud, the clock stopped and television cameras filled the field. A video in tribute to King James began shooting on the stadium screens.

In center court, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar handed him a basketball in recognition and the two embraced before posing for photos.

“For the opportunity to be in the presence of a legend like Kareem… please give him a standing ovation,” he said, mic in hand, before starting to thank his teammates, friends and family.

“I’ve always dreamed of it, but I never thought it would be so big and wonderful. I’m speechless,” he concluded.

In 1989, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said goodbye to basketball, it seemed impossible that anyone could come close to the 38,387 regular phase points he had accumulated in his career.

Several have tried, since Charles Mallone AND Kobe Bryant up to the truth Michael Jordanbut the top that the former Milwaukee Bucks and Lakers had left behind was a utopia.

But one day King James arrived to take over the record. He did it after 1,410 games played in the regular phase of the NBA, 150 fewer than the 1,560 Abdul-Jabbar needed to reach the same number. An overwhelming difference.

The points record in the regular phase will add to many others that LeBron already had. For example, he is the only player in NBA history to accumulate at least 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists.

Furthermore, it is the only one to take the average 25+ points for 19 straight seasons and accumulate more than 15 uninterrupted years by scoring at least 10 points in each of the games played.