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He has now crossed the 38,000-point threshold, bringing up the mark in the first quarter with a midrange jumper from the top of the key with 5:40 remaining in the first quarter.
He is only the second player in NBA history to reach that mark, alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who holds the all-time scoring record for points in NBA history with 38,387.
The 38-year-old is on the cusp of overtaking Abdul-Jabbar’s longstanding record, now just 363 points away from history.
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LeBron, who is averaging 29.0 points per game in his 20th season, will likely break Kareem’s record in early February and in a recent interview, he reflected on his upcoming piece of history, struggling to contextualize the feat among his career accomplishments.
“I don’t know because I have not set out to do that — it wasn’t a goal of mine when I entered the league,” he said in an interview with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
“Making All-Star team, being Rookie of the Year, being First Team All-NBA, First Team All-Defense, winning a championship for sure, being MVP of the league (were goals).
“The scoring record was never ever even thought of in my head because I’ve always been a pass-first guy. I’ve always loved the excitement of seeing the success of my teammates.”
