LeBron James needs 36 points to surpass the record of 38,387 What did the legendary have? abduljabbar since 1989, and he got them in the game between the Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, for which became the leading scorer in NBA history.
A double late in the third quarter gave him the record and LeBron used it with his arms raised and amid the euphoria of Lakers fans.
In this way, the basketball player added another milestone to a career that includes the four nba titles (2012, 2013, 2016, 2020) and four regular season MVPs (2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013).
Abdul-Jabbar was present at the Lakers game to see in person how LeBron snatched the record, how happy and strange the Los Angeles Lakers star “has that indefinable essence that we call leadership”.
LeBron James finished the historic night with a couple more points than needed to break the record and at 38 points they added three assists, seven rebounds and three steals.
While, Oklahoma was the one who was left with the victory by defeating Los Angeles 133-130 and had Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the top scorer with 30 points.
