"I just want to say thank you to the Laker faithful. They posed for photos with Silver then with each other. Congratulations."Ībdul-Jabbar held the game ball aloft then handed it to James, the ceremonial passing of the torch. LeBron, you are the NBA's all-time scoring leader. "Many people thought it would never be broken. "A record that has stood for nearly 40 years," Silver said. The game was stopped for about 10 minutes while James hugged his family, including his wife, mother and three children, and participated in a brief ceremony with NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from a baseline seat near the Lakers bench. Photographers quickly circled James on the court, as chants of "MVP" rained down from the crowd and highlights of his storied 20-year career played on the videoboard. It was 'I can't believe what's going on' tears." So that moment was one of them when I kind of teared up a little bit. I probably can count on my hands how many times I have cried in 20 years, either in happiness or in defeat. It gave me an opportunity to embrace it and look around and seeing my family, the fans, my friends. I'm not sure if I would be able to feel that feeling again, unless it's a game-winning Finals shot. "Tonight, I actually felt like I was sitting on top of the arena when that shot went in, and the roar from the crowd. "I write 'The Man In The Arena' on my shoe every single night from Theodore Roosevelt," James said afterward. He finished the night with 38 points on 13-of-20 shooting (4-of-6 from 3) to go along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.Īs the game came to a halt to celebrate a record that so many thought would never be reached, an emotional James broke down in tears. James entered the game with 38,352 points, needing 36 to overtake Abdul-Jabbar. It was a fadeaway jumper - not a skyhook ode to Abdul-Jabbar or one of his signature power dunks - with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of a 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder that sent James to the top of a mountain that Abdul-Jabbar stood on for more than 38 years at 38,387 career points. "Oh, that's tough!" James told Bronny as he watched the record-breaking basket on his son's phone. LOS ANGELES - Long after he buried a historic 14-foot fadeaway jumper that put him alone atop the NBA's all-time scoring list and celebrated by raising his arms high toward the ceiling of Arena, LeBron James got to relive his immortal moment through his son's eyes.Īs the Los Angeles Lakers star iced his joints late Tuesday night, Bronny James walked over and showed his father a video he shot of the moment James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career scoring record. NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA scoring record Please see our data coverage page for details.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser WNBA all-time (since 1997) unless otherwise noted. Some stats were available earlier in the ABA. BPM, VORP, DRtg and Per 100 Poss stats since 1973-74. All box score stats are covered all-time (though not all stats were tracked for all of NBA history). Season data: since 1946-47 unless otherwise noted. Playoffs: PTS, FG, FT, FTA, 3P, 3PA complete all-time. All other box score stats (3PA, ORB, DRB, STL, BLK, TOV) complete back to 1983-84. FGA, TRB, AST, PF, GS over 99% complete back to 1975-76. Regular season: PTS, FG, FT, 3P complete all-time. LeBron James: Advanced Table Rkĭata coverage: Game data: since 1946-47 unless otherwise noted. Database and access the sports search engine that was made for fans like you.Īlready a subscriber? Log in for full results.
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