Huge congratulations to LeBron James who became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabber.
The moment happened on Tuesday night in Los Angeles with Kareem in attendance.
According to Yahoo sports Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 career points and held the record from April 1984, eight months before James was born, until Tuesday night.
Congratulations and praise for James swiftly poured in from across the sports and pop culture world.
Watch the moment below:
The bucket.
The celebration.
The record.LeBron James is the all-time NBA #ScoringKing pic.twitter.com/GJihlPZBQ6
— NBA (@NBA) February 8, 2023
and
The King is cemented at the top ?
Congrats on the all-time scoring record, @KingJames ? pic.twitter.com/aPikt4yEjk
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 8, 2023
Watch Lebron talking about him being prepared to set the record:
“I would’ve had to pay for another room and a hotel for another night for my boys.”
LeBron James made sure to break the scoring record tonight, and save up on logistics for his family ?pic.twitter.com/5cteQ9oKMC
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 8, 2023
Congratulations have been rolling in as people celebrate this historic moment.
Rihanna
Magic Johnson
This historic moment is so special because we will never see another LeBron James. He’s always been a pass-first leader whose ability to make his teammates better is one-of-a-kind; which makes his breaking the record even more incredible!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 8, 2023
Steph Curry
Congrats @KingJames …legendary stuff right there ? #38388
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 8, 2023
The moment Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed the ‘ball’.
LeBron James receives the record-breaking basketball from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ?pic.twitter.com/o2P6JK6tbs
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 8, 2023
Congratulations!