Lakers LeBron James scored one of the most historic baskets in league history on Tuesday.
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LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
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LeBron James breaking the hallowed record of 38,387 career points long held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was sitting courtside.
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LeBron James long ago was anointed "The Chosen One." He went on to become "The King." He is now the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
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LeBron James entered the game needing 36 points to set the mark and reached it on a step-back fadeaway with 10.9 seconds remaining in the third quarter of the Lakers matchup with Oklahoma City Thunder.
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The game was stopped for a brief ceremony as James was met at center court by NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Abdul-Jabbar, who presented him with the game ball.
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James took the court wearing the classic yellow Lakers jersey, pink sneakers and, in a nod to his younger days, a white headband.
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James was held scoreless over the game's first five minutes before knocking down a step-back three for his first points of the night.
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LeBron James went on to score eight straight points for the Lakers, shooting 3-for-6 over nine minutes in the first quarter.
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LeBron James passed Chamberlain in 2018, Jordan in 2019, Bryant in 2020, Malone in 2022 and Abdul-Jabbar on Tuesday.
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