LeBron James is now the leading point scorer of the American League NBA after the former surpassed Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
LeBron James was poised to achieve a historical feat in his 20-year-long career. Ahead of tonight’s game against the Thunders, James’ all-time career points tally stood at 38,352. The veteran needed only 36 points to surpass Kareem Abdul Jabbar and get himself crowned as the leading point scorer of the NBA. And it took King only three-quarters of the game to get this historical record under his name.
LeBron started the game well by scoring 20 points in the first half of the match. Moreover, during the final seconds of the third quarter, James scored a final dunk which took his points tally to 38,388, and LeBron James was officially crowned as the leading point scorer of the NBA. The fans, family, celebrities, and the captain, Kareem himself, arose and applauded King James. Moreover, the NBA decided to felicitate LeBron and paused the game during the third quarter.
An Emotional LeBron James Delivers A Heartfelt Speech After Breaking The All-Time Record
As soon as LeBron James hit the pivotal dunk, the entire Crypto Arena burst into joy and chanted LeBron’s name. Meanwhile, the veteran stood there and soaked in the applause. Later the NBA officials paused the game right at the moment to conduct a short felicitation ceremony for the record breaker. Kareem Abdul Jabbar came up with a sacred basketball and passed it to LeBron James. James broke into tears before delivering a heartfelt acceptance speech. King James started his speech by thanking the Lakers and the fans for their faith and support.
38,388 POINTS
— NBA (@NBA) February 8, 2023
LeBron James hits the fadeaway jumper to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer! #ScoringKing pic.twitter.com/P5LyTZAZn3
Furthermore, LeBron James acknowledged the presence of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and asked the audience to honor him a standing ovation. The veteran later thanked his family for their continuous support and sacrifices. Moreover, the 38-year-old expressed gratitude to NBA for providing him with a platform to achieve his dreams. LeBron concluded by saying the night turned out to be even better than what he dreamt of and ended his statement with the F-word.
“I would never in a million years dreamt this even better than what it is tonight,” says LeBron James.
NBA Stars Showers Love On King James
While the whole world is congratulating LeBron James for his historical record, a few of his NBA colleagues did not fail to join the party. Starting from Stephen Curry to Kevin Love, Kevin Durant, Larry Nance Jr., Matthew Dellavedova, Dwight Howard, James Harden, and Ja Morant, the entire NBA world is in awe of King James. Apart from NBA, the Lakers forward is also receiving immense love from the whole sports fraternity around the globe.
Congrats @KingJames …legendary stuff right there 🫡 #38388
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 8, 2023
True Greatness. Incredibly grateful to have witnessed and been a part of your journey. History made.
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) February 8, 2023
38,388 🐐
Meanwhile, despite James’ historic feat and 38-point game, the Los Angeles Lakers ended up on the losing side. The young brigade of the Oklahoma City Thunder swept away a convincing 133-130 victory over the Lakers. With this, the purple and gold slip back to 13th position on the Western Conference points table with a scoreline of 25-30. This marked the 30th loss of the Lakers this season, and the playoff berth is getting farther away from its reach.
