LeBron James is a legendary basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Often called King James, he is considered to be one of the greatest players in history. Recently, he broke a record held by Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
James scored 38,387 points, which is more than any NBA player in history. It surpassed Jabbar’s record of 31,419 points. Several celebrities like Drake and Snoop Dogg among others have congratulated James on his historic achievement. Let’s find out the details.
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LeBron James Creates History By Breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s Record
On Tuesday night, legendary football player LeBron James created history by scoring more points than any NBA player ever. He scored 38,387 points in front of a packed and enthusiastic crowd of fans.
The record was earlier held by fellow Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who had scored 31,419 points on April 5, 1984. After nearly four decades, a new name has appeared at the top of the NBA’s all-time points ranking.
In the third quarter, the record was broken by James at his 36th point on a jumper against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kareem was in the audience to watch the match live and he, later on, stood beside James as the latter addressed the crowd.
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Several Celebrities Like Drake And Snoop Dogg Paid Him Tribute
Several celebrities quickly congratulated and paid tribute to James after his historic achievement. A video tribute has people like Drake, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Curry, Kendrick Lamar, and Rihanna congratulating James.
Rihanna, Steph, Drake & more show love to LeBron for breaking the NBA scoring record 🙌 pic.twitter.com/kbp3wJhFqt
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 8, 2023
Rihanna talked about what made her James’ fan while Magic Johnson said that King James has changed the game forever. Drake, an ardent Bron fan, said: “what a legendary night in NBA history.”
Dogg said, “It’s always fun watching a (Los Angeles) Laker get it done,” while showing his Laker shirt that he was wearing. Kendrick Lamar added, “From the time you went to the league, when you had doubters and naysayers…you’ve proven them wrong.”
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