IN December 30, 1984V Akron from Ohioan industrial city with a long history of rubber and tire manufacturing, tucked away in the US Midwest, 16 years – whose life depended between corruption and incorruption – gave birth to her first child: a boy who would become king.

That night, just before the start of the year, a newborn LeBron as if he saw Clotho hovering above him (the mythical weaver who weaved the fates of life), as if she fell in love with him, as if she carved out a fate for him: to beat one record after another in NBAjoin a private club GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) and enter his name in the tables with the most exciting statistics – his latest and best: He became a basketball player with more points in NBA history.

With a shot in the third 12 minutes of the Lakers’ game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he broke the record of the great Kareem Abdul Jabbar and became the top scorer in the history of the competition, reaching them 38,390 points.

• 2003-2010: Cleveland Cavaliers
• 2010-2014: Miami Heat
• 2014-2018: Cleveland Cavaliers
• 2003-present: Los Angeles Lakers

1. LeBron James – 38,390 points*
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 38,387 points
3. Karl Malone – 36,928 points
4. Kobe Bryant – 33,643 points
5. Michael Jordan – 32,292 points
6. Dirk Nowitzki – 31,560 points
7. Wilt Chamberlain – 31,419 points
8. Shaquille O’Neal – 28,596 points
9. Carmelo Anthony – 28,289 points*
10. Moses Malone – 27,409 points

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