LeBron James became the best scorer in the history of the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers star managed to score 38 points in the match against the Oklahoma City Thunder (130-133). At the end of the game at the Crypto.com Arena, the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar congratulated his record holder.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar praises LeBron James

“LeBron’s career is the career of a player who dominated this game. He had the strength and the talent to come into this league and he had an impact that lasted 20 years.

We have to give him credit for his resilience and the way he dominates the game. LeBron has always led his teams, he has an inexplicable essence of leadership. But it’s even more interesting to see how far it will go.

What LeBron did off the court is more important than what he did on the court. He sent the children to school. This is the best proof that hard work leads to success” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for TNT

LeBron James, the best scorer in the NBA

In the match between the Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles, LeBron James became the best scorer in NBA history.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points, a record set in 1984, eight months before LeBron James was born.

Before the game started, LeBron needed 36 points to pass Kareem, and he did it with ten seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The struggling Lakers lost 133-130 to the Thunder as LeBron finished with 38 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Los Angeles Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference (out of 15) with 25 wins and 30 losses.

LeBron James has been in the NBA for 20 seasons, and Wednesday’s game was the 1,410th of his career.

NBA, ranking of the best scorers in history

1 LeBron James 38,390 points (1,410 games)

2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 (1,560 games)

3 Karl Malone 36,928 (1,476 games)

4 Kobe Bryant 33,643 (1,346 games)

5 Michael Jordan 32,292 (1,072 games).