LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record of 38,387 points, becoming the all-time leading scorer in NBA player history.
James, 38, surpassed Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points Tuesday night in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on a 14-foot jump shot with 10.9 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
The game was stopped after James’ record shot for an on-court ceremony with Abdul-Jabbar and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
With this, James has put up 38,388 points in a total of just 1,410 games, compared to Abdul-Jabbar, who took 1,560 games to record his total.
Michael Jordan has the most points per game in NBA history at 30.1. James is fifth on that list at 27.1, just behind another active player, Kevin Durant at 27.3.
James is currently in the 20th season of his NBA career.
(with Agency sources)
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