“It’s super overwhelming for me and super cool,” LeBron said of his record.
Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remains ahead, whom he could surpass in February
LeBron James became this Sunday the second player in NBA history to reaches 38,000 points scored.
To the star of the Lakers he lacked only 11 points to reach that achievement and he wasted no time in his game against the Philadelphia 76ers, as he reached that number before the end of the first quarter.
A mid-range frontal shot It was the one that allowed him to add the 38,000 points.
Ahead of LeBron only one legend remains like Kareem Abdul-Jabbarwho holds the all-time record for accumulated points in the regular season with 38,387.
At the rate he is playing at 38 and in his 20th season in the elite, LeBron, who is averaging 29 points per game, is on track to surpass Abdul-Jabbar in February to become the leading scorer in NBA history.
“To be here and know that I’m about to probably break the most sought-after record in the NBA, something that people said could never be achieved, It’s super overwhelming for me and super cool.”LeBron said at the Lakers’ media day at the start of the season.
“Every time my name is mentioned among the greats, like Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or others, it’s super overwhelming,” he added.
Last year, LeBron became the top scorer in NBA history if the points scored in the regular season are added to those from the playoff games, but the official NBA record does not take playoff scoring into account.
