BREAKING: LeBron James surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time scoring leader, adding another record to his legacy.
LeBron James now stands alone atop the NBA's all-time scoring list, ousting another Laker great, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from the No. 1 spot. James is seen here last month.LeBron James now stands alone atop the NBA's all-time scoring list, ousting another Laker great, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from the No. 1 spot. James is seen here last month.
James lived in rarefied air even before he started his pro career directly out of high school, heralded as the game's next great player. Now he occupies the top spot on a list that, after Abdul-Jabbar, runs to Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Add Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain, and you have the only seven NBA players to score more than 30,000 points.
As he takes over one of the sport's most widely revered marks, James is one of just 10 players to play in at least 20 NBA seasons. Over that span, he's gone to the NBA FinalsJames racks up elite stats, but his Lakers struggle
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