Team USA’s two-time Olympic gold medallist broke the career NBA regular season points scoring record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Basketball hero LeBron James is now the NBA’s all-time top scorer.
The 38-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in career points, scoring 38 to give himself a total of 38,390 regular season points, in a 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday (7 February 2023).
Abdul-Jabbar had held the record with 38,387 points in regular season games.
In a sport where discussion rages as to who is the greatest of all time – with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird all in the mix, two-time Olympic gold medallist James has certainly advanced his cause in the conversation by surpassing Abdul-Jabbar’s total.
Three-time Team USA Olympian and two-time gold medal winner LeBron has since continued to extend his record.
He now has 38,652 regular season points at the conclusion of the 2022/23 season, He also holds the record for playoff points with 7,882 (following Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Conference Semifinals postseason series against the Warriors), for a grand total of 46,534 career points according to the NBA.
Retired great Jordan is second on the playoff points list with 5,987.
NBA’s All-Time scoring list: Top 10 (regular season only)
| Position | Name | Total points |
| 1. | LeBron James | 38,652 |
| 2. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 36,928 |
| 4. | Kobe Bryant | 33,643 |
| 5. | Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| 6. | Dirk Nowitzki | 31,560 |
| 7. | Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| 8. | Shaquille O’Neal | 28,596 |
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