LeBron James becomes NBA all-time leading scorer

HISTORY.

With this bucket, LeBron James moves past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer! pic.twitter.com/N6V5RxPe6r

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 8, 2023

LeBron James hit a fadeaway jumper at the end of the 3rd qaurter to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer. The accomplishment is a testament to James's longevity, durability, and scoring ability. Despite's the Lakers poor performance the past couple years, James will go down as one of the best to ever play the game.

1. LeBron James- 38,388 
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- 38,387
3. Karl Malone - 36,928
4. Kobe Bryant - 33,643
5. Michael Jordan - 32,292

New Nike ad for LeBron 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/b2xEEi4aOj

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) February 8, 2023

LeBron fighting back tears 😢💐 pic.twitter.com/CZbvf9mLMK

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) February 8, 2023

LeBron fighting back tears 😢💐 pic.twitter.com/CZbvf9mLMK

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) February 8, 2023

All The King’s Buckets. pic.twitter.com/lzIultYSee

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) February 8, 2023

The hyperbole the next 24 hours is going to be ridiculous though. Case in point:

Jordan is still the GOAT. If it was determined by total points, Kareem and Karl Malone would be considered the top two players all-time. No one even has the Mailman in the top 10. #CarryOn

p.s. Larry Bird in his prime was better than LeBron James in his prime 😲

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) February 8, 2023