NBA’s all-time scoring record broken

When Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James scored the 38,388th point of his career during a National Basketball Association (NBA) game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, he became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record for most points scored by an NBA player, which had stood for nearly 39 years. James started the game needing 36 points to break Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387. He broke it in the final seconds of the third quarter, and the game was paused to acknowledge the feat. James embraced his family, including his mother, wife, and children. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Abdul-Jabbar, who played most of his career with the Lakers, honored him. He finished the game with 38 points, taking his career total to 38,390. The…

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